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New Mexico, 2015
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 2015 was 814 against 1,238 in 2014.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2015 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | 3 | 3 |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Colfax | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 May 2015 | Lincoln | Lightning | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 4 Jul 2015 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $300,000 | 1 | — |
| 22 Sep 2015 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 13 Jul 2015 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | $15,000 | 1 | — |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $5,000 | 1 | — |
| 1 Aug 2015 | Rio Arriba | Lightning | — | $3,000 | 1 | — |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $100,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Curry | Blizzard | — | $100,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Roosevelt | Blizzard | — | $100,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $100,000,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jul 2015 | Curry | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $250,000 | — | 1 |
| 7 Jul 2015 | Santa Fe | Tornado | EF0 | $100,000 | — | 1 |
| 3 Aug 2015 | Chaves | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | $10,000 | — | 1 |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 76 mph | $2,000 | — | 1 |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Quay | Blizzard | — | — | — | 1 |
| 4 May 2015 | Curry | Flash Flood | — | $3,000,000 | — | — |
| 17 Aug 2015 | Sierra | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $1,100,000 | — | — |
| 7 Jul 2015 | Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2015 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Dec 2015 | Forecast zone | Blizzard | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2015 | San Juan | Thunderstorm Wind | 104 mph | $350,000 | — | — |
| 20 Jul 2015 | De Baca | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $250,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jul 2015 | Cibola | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Cibola | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $175,000 | — | — |
| 26 Aug 2015 | San Juan | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2015 | Guadalupe | Flash Flood | — | $120,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jul 2015 | Guadalupe | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 8 Aug 2015 | Curry | Lightning | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 27 Nov 2015 | Forecast zone | Ice Storm | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 27 Nov 2015 | Forecast zone | Ice Storm | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 27 Nov 2015 | Forecast zone | Ice Storm | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 31 Jul 2015 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 1 Aug 2015 | Guadalupe | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | $60,000 | — | — |
| 22 May 2015 | De Baca | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 29 Jul 2015 | Cibola | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 11 Jul 2015 | Socorro | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 4 Oct 2015 | Cibola | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
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 2015
No declaration touching New Mexico was made in 2015.
Flood insurance claims with a 2015 date of loss
36 NFIP claims, 22 of them paid, for $417,472.
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.