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New Mexico, 2020
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 2020 was 763 against 860 in 2019.
Counties with the most recorded events
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2020 | Bernalillo | Heavy Rain | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Dec 2020 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | $500,000 | — | 2 |
| 8 Sep 2020 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | $50,000 | — | 2 |
| 26 Jul 2020 | Sierra | Flash Flood | — | $2,400,000 | — | — |
| 8 Sep 2020 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 71 mph | $250,000 | — | — |
| 8 Sep 2020 | Forecast zone | High Wind | 79 mph | $150,000 | — | — |
| 24 Jul 2020 | Socorro | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2020 | Socorro | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2020 | Santa Fe | Flash Flood | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 23 Aug 2020 | Doña Ana | Thunderstorm Wind | 83 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
| 26 Oct 2020 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 28 Oct 2020 | Quay | Blizzard | — | $100,000 | — | — |
| 25 Feb 2020 | Union | High Wind | 72 mph | $75,000 | — | — |
| 26 Jul 2020 | San Juan | Flash Flood | — | $50,000 | — | — |
| 13 Mar 2020 | Otero | Tornado | EF0 | $25,000 | — | — |
| 17 Mar 2020 | Curry | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 21 Mar 2020 | San Juan | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 15 Aug 2020 | Bernalillo | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 4 Jul 2020 | Union | Tornado | EF0 | — | — | — |
| 15 Jul 2020 | Socorro | 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 2020
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident | Title | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2020 | DR-4529 | Major disaster | Biological | Covid-19 Pandemic | 33 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3580 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3559 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3558 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3521 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3520 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3519 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3510 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3506 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3500 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3496 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3485 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 0 |
| 13 Mar 2020 | EM-3460 | Emergency | Biological | Covid-19 | 33 |
Flood insurance claims with a 2020 date of loss
6 NFIP claims, 4 of them paid, for $40,644.
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.