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New Mexico, 2014
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
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
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2014 was 1,238 against 1,387 in 2013.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2014 | Forecast zone | Dense Fog | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 22 May 2014 | Colfax | Lightning | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 18 Sep 2014 | Eddy | Flash Flood | — | $40,000 | 1 | — |
| 22 Sep 2014 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | — | 1 | — |
| 19 Aug 2014 | Doña Ana | Lightning | — | — | — | 6 |
| 13 Aug 2014 | Bernalillo | Heavy Rain | — | — | — | 2 |
| 5 Apr 2014 | Torrance | Lightning | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1 Aug 2014 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 15 Jul 2014 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 15 Jun 2014 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 14 Jul 2014 | Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 22 Sep 2014 | Eddy | Flood | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 2 Jul 2014 | Curry | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2014 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2014 | Lea | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $200,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jul 2014 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 16 Jul 2014 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Curry | Hail | 4.00 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 21 Sep 2014 | Lincoln | Flash Flood | — | $130,000 | — | — |
| 19 Sep 2014 | Lea | Flash Flood | — | $120,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2014 | Otero | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jun 2014 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF1 | $100,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2014 | Curry | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 3 Aug 2014 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 29 Sep 2014 | Rio Arriba | Tornado | EF1 | $100,000 | — | — |
| 29 Sep 2014 | Bernalillo | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 24 May 2014 | Chaves | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 15 Jul 2014 | Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jul 2014 | Guadalupe | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Lincoln | Hail | 2.75 in | $50,000 | — | — |
| 9 Oct 2014 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 2 Aug 2014 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 8 Jun 2014 | Eddy | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 23 May 2014 | Lea | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2014 | Curry | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 8 Jun 2014 | Mora | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 8 Jun 2014 | Colfax | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Union | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 7 Jun 2014 | Chaves | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
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 2014
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 2014 | DR-4199 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding | 8 |
| 6 Oct 2014 | DR-4197 | Major disaster | Severe Storm | Severe Storms And Flooding | 6 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2014 date of loss
58 NFIP claims, 32 of them paid, for $956,223.
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.