County Hazards

Storm events on record through

New Mexico in 2019 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 860 storm events on record for New Mexico in 2019.

FEMA has 1 disaster declaration for the state with a date in 2019.

OpenFEMA has 17 NFIP claims with a 2019 year of loss. The NFIP paid $131,057 on these claims.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.

The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .

This is raw, unedited data from FEMA's National Emergency Management Information System (NEMIS) and as such is subject to a small percentage of human error.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "Disaster Declarations Summaries - v2", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-10-01.

It is derived from the National Flood Insurance Program system of record, staged in the program's reporting platform and redacted to protect policy holder personally identifiable information.

The words of the agency. Source: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset "NFIP Redacted Claims - v3", copied on . The page gives: last data refresh 2026-09-09.

Dates of the data: NCEI storm events through . OpenFEMA disaster declarations through . NFIP claims through .

Storm events of 2019 by hazard

Storm events on record for New Mexico in 2019, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 2019
Hail172
Tornado19
Flood35
Wind365
Winter129
Heat1
Drought119
Wildfire2
Lightning2
Other16
All storm events860

The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.

Counties with a storm event in 2019

Counties of New Mexico with a storm event on record in 2019, in name order
CountyStorm events in 2019
Bernalillo County12
Chaves County24
Cibola County2
Colfax County13
Curry County45
De Baca County14
Doña Ana County5
Eddy County38
Guadalupe County13
Harding County14
Lea County23
Lincoln County9
Luna County1
McKinley County3
Mora County2
Otero County12
Quay County30
Rio Arriba County4
Roosevelt County29
San Juan County1
San Miguel County3
Sandoval County10
Santa Fe County16
Sierra County2
Socorro County8
Taos County1
Torrance County6
Union County39
Valencia County5

Events of 2019 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 2019 in New Mexico with a tornado rating, a damage estimate of $50,000 or more, an injury or a death in the NCEI record, in date order (40 events at most)
DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Forecast zoneHeavy Snownot recorded$500 thousand166County
Forecast zoneHeavy Snownot recorded$75 thousand00County
Forecast zoneAvalanchenot recordednone20County
Forecast zoneWinter Stormnot recordednone022County
Forecast zoneWildfirenot recorded$500 thousand02County
ChavesTornadoEF2$2.0 million06County
Forecast zoneAvalanchenot recordednone01County
QuayHigh Wind71 mph$3.5 million00Forecast zone
Forecast zoneHigh Wind68 mph$2.5 million00County
Forecast zoneHigh Wind67 mph$500 thousand00County
CurryHigh Wind79 mph$500 thousand00Forecast zone
CurryHigh Wind59 mph$500 thousand00Forecast zone
Forecast zoneHigh Wind107 mph$500 thousand00County
Forecast zoneHigh Wind78 mph$200 thousand00County
GuadalupeHigh Wind72 mph$50 thousand00Forecast zone
RooseveltWildfirenot recorded$1.0 million00Forecast zone
Forecast zoneHigh Wind75 mph$50 thousand00County
RooseveltTornadoEF2$2.0 million00County
De BacaThunderstorm Wind75 mph$100 thousand00County
RooseveltHail2.75 in$100 thousand00County
TorranceThunderstorm Wind70 mph$50 thousand00County
ChavesThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100 thousand00County
CurryThunderstorm Wind61 mph$50 thousand00County
OteroTornadoEF1$250 thousand01County
Rio ArribaDust Devilnot recorded$10 thousand020County
SandovalLightningnot recordednone02County
Santa FeFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
UnionFlash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
QuayThunderstorm Wind69 mph$75 thousand00County
QuayThunderstorm Wind69 mph$50 thousand00County
TaosDust Devilnot recorded$50 thousand00County
ChavesThunderstorm Wind70 mph$55 thousand00County
SocorroFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
SocorroFlash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
ChavesFlash Floodnot recorded$150 thousand00County
CurryFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
RooseveltFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
ChavesFlash Floodnot recorded$60 thousand00County
Forecast zoneStrong Wind55 mph$50 thousand00County
CurryTornadoEF1$300 thousand00County

A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record. Deaths and injuries are the direct and indirect counts of NCEI.

FEMA disaster declarations in 2019

Disaster declarations for New Mexico with a date in 2019, with the count of counties that each names
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordCounties
FM-5281Fire management assistanceFireIRONWORKS FIRE1

NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. OpenFEMA disaster declarations through 1 Oct 2026. NFIP claims through 8 Sep 2026. All years of New Mexico