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New Mexico, 2016
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 2016 was 482 against 814 in 2015.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 2016 | Sandoval | Heavy Rain | — | — | 2 | — |
| 2 Sep 2016 | McKinley | Flash Flood | — | — | 2 | — |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Quay | Winter Weather | — | $400,000 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 Aug 2016 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | 1 | — |
| 7 Aug 2016 | Santa Fe | Lightning | — | — | 1 | — |
| 3 Oct 2016 | Forecast zone | Strong Wind | 40 mph | — | 1 | — |
| 17 Dec 2016 | Roosevelt | Winter Weather | — | — | 1 | — |
| 15 May 2016 | Sandoval | Hail | 0.75 in | $50,000 | — | 9 |
| 16 Apr 2016 | Forecast zone | Dense Fog | — | $70,000 | — | 4 |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Eddy | Hail | 2.75 in | — | — | 2 |
| 2 Aug 2016 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | — | — | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2016 | Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | — | $25,000 | — | 1 |
| 14 Jun 2016 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $10,000,000 | — | — |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Lea | Hail | 2.50 in | $3,500,000 | — | — |
| 22 Aug 2016 | Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | — | $2,000,000 | — | — |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Eddy | Hail | 2.75 in | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 5 Aug 2016 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 10 Jun 2016 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 4 Jun 2016 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 6 Jun 2016 | Bernalillo | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 2 Aug 2016 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 22 Aug 2016 | Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | — | $75,000 | — | — |
| 26 Mar 2016 | De Baca | High Wind | 70 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2016 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 4 Nov 2016 | Socorro | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 15 Sep 2016 | Eddy | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 17 Sep 2016 | Eddy | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 1 Sep 2016 | Hidalgo | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
| 13 Aug 2016 | McKinley | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 13 Aug 2016 | Union | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 17 Jul 2016 | Bernalillo | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 14 Sep 2016 | Roosevelt | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 15 Sep 2016 | Chaves | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 15 Sep 2016 | Guadalupe | 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 2016
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2016 | FM-5134 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Timberon Fire | 1 |
| 16 Jun 2016 | FM-5127 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Dog Head Fire | 2 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2016 date of loss
30 NFIP claims, 14 of them paid, for $253,686.
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.