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New Mexico, 2018
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 2018 was 1,152 against 761 in 2017.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2018 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | $1,000,000 | 2 | 20 |
| 28 Sep 2018 | Forecast zone | Dense Fog | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 21 May 2018 | Bernalillo | Heavy Rain | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 12 Nov 2018 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | $20,000 | — | 2 |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Bernalillo | Hail | 1.50 in | $400,000 | — | 1 |
| 21 Jun 2018 | Union | Hail | 1.00 in | $5,000 | — | 1 |
| 23 Jul 2018 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2018 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 2 Aug 2018 | Colfax | Flash Flood | — | $1,000,000 | — | — |
| 31 Jul 2018 | Sandoval | Hail | 1.75 in | $500,000 | — | — |
| 12 Apr 2018 | Forecast zone | Wildfire | — | $500,000 | — | — |
| 9 Aug 2018 | Colfax | Tornado | EF0 | $300,000 | — | — |
| 13 Jul 2018 | Colfax | Flash Flood | — | $250,000 | — | — |
| 5 Jul 2018 | Valencia | Flash Flood | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Chaves | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $150,000 | — | — |
| 22 May 2018 | Santa Fe | Hail | 0.75 in | $120,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Bernalillo | Hail | 1.00 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Bernalillo | Hail | 1.00 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Bernalillo | Hail | 1.00 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 30 Jul 2018 | Bernalillo | Hail | 1.25 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 22 Aug 2018 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 19 Aug 2018 | Colfax | Hail | 1.50 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Eddy | Hail | 2.50 in | $100,000 | — | — |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Chaves | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 19 Apr 2018 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 58 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 18 Aug 2018 | Curry | Flash Flood | — | $60,000 | — | — |
| 18 Feb 2018 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 71 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 12 Jul 2018 | Catron | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2018 | Bernalillo | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 8 Aug 2018 | Colfax | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2018 | Sandoval | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 16 Jun 2018 | Chaves | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $50,000 | — | — |
| 9 Sep 2018 | Union | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 1 Sep 2018 | Taos | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Cibola | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 3 Jun 2018 | Torrance | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 22 Jun 2018 | Union | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 21 May 2018 | Torrance | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 23 May 2018 | Lincoln | Tornado | EF unrated | — | — | — |
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 2018
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2018 | FM-5240 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Soldier Canyon Fire | 1 |
| 1 Jun 2018 | FM-5239 | Fire management assistance | Fire | Ute Park Fire | 1 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2018 date of loss
25 NFIP claims, 12 of them paid, for $742,342.
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.