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New Mexico, 2013

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

1,387events recorded1,158 in 2012
8deaths recorded17 injuries
$21Mproperty damage (estimates)$5K crop damage
5disaster declarations98 NFIP claims, $1.9M paid
← 20122014 →

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Drought604
Wind256
Flood206
Hail153
Winter119
Other31
Wildfire8
Lightning5
Tornado2
Heat1
Cold1
Fog1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2013 was 1,387 against 1,158 in 2012.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2013
Curry County56
Bernalillo County48
Roosevelt County47
Quay County46
Union County36
Eddy County28
Lea County28
Guadalupe County27
De Baca County25
Grant County23
Santa Fe County22
Sandoval County21
Lincoln County19
Catron County18
Harding County17
Torrance County16
Colfax County15
Doña Ana County14
San Miguel County14
Cibola County13
Chaves County12
Otero County12
Socorro County11
Valencia County10
McKinley County8

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
22 Nov 2013Forecast zoneWinter Weather—$20,00012
30 Nov 2013Forecast zoneFreezing Fog—$50,00011
14 Sep 2013CatronFlash Flood—$1,500,0001—
13 Sep 2013SierraFlash Flood—$500,0001—
3 Mar 2013Forecast zoneStrong Wind54 mph$100,0001—
8 Jul 2013Santa FeFlash Flood——1—
24 Feb 2013CurryBlizzard——1—
5 Dec 2013Forecast zoneHeavy Snow——1—
25 Jul 2013ColfaxFlash Flood—$10,000—3
4 Jul 2013BernalilloLightning———3
24 Jul 2013TorranceLightning—$10,000—2
12 Jul 2013Santa FeLightning———2
7 Jul 2013LincolnFlash Flood———1
10 Jun 2013Forecast zoneHeat———1
6 Dec 2013Forecast zoneWinter Weather———1
15 Aug 2013Doña AnaFlash Flood———1
11 Sep 2013GuadalupeFlood—$1,500,000——
10 Sep 2013SocorroFlood—$1,200,000——
1 Jun 2013Forecast zoneWildfire—$1,000,000——
26 Jul 2013BernalilloThunderstorm Wind89 mph$1,000,000——
14 Sep 2013CatronFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
13 Sep 2013San MiguelFlood—$1,000,000——
12 Sep 2013ColfaxFlood—$1,000,000——
26 Jul 2013SocorroFlash Flood—$600,000——
26 Jul 2013SocorroFlash Flood—$600,000——
26 Jul 2013SandovalFlash Flood—$500,000——
25 May 2013LeaThunderstorm Wind60 mph$500,000——
13 Sep 2013CibolaFlood—$500,000——
15 Sep 2013Santa FeFlash Flood—$500,000——
15 Sep 2013Rio ArribaFlash Flood—$500,000——
13 Sep 2013SandovalFlash Flood—$500,000——
25 May 2013LeaThunderstorm Wind60 mph$300,000——
20 Jul 2013Rio ArribaFlash Flood—$250,000——
10 Sep 2013San JuanFlash Flood—$250,000——
12 Sep 2013CibolaFlood—$250,000——
13 Sep 2013SandovalFlood—$250,000——
14 Sep 2013CatronFlash Flood—$250,000——
13 Sep 2013SandovalFlood—$250,000——
26 Jul 2013BernalilloHeavy Rain—$250,000——
26 Jul 2013SandovalFlash Flood—$250,000——

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 2013

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
29 Oct 2013DR-4152Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides23
24 Oct 2013DR-4151Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding0
30 Sep 2013DR-4148Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding6
27 Sep 2013DR-4147Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding0
5 Jun 2013FM-5026Fire management assistanceFireTres Lagunas Fire1

Flood insurance claims with a 2013 date of loss

98 NFIP claims, 52 of them paid, for $1,870,846.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.