County Hazards

Storm events on record through

New Mexico in 2024 Storm events, disaster declarations and flood insurance claims of the year

NCEI has 1,068 storm events on record for New Mexico in 2024.

FEMA has 6 disaster declarations for the state with a date in 2024.

OpenFEMA has 296 NFIP claims with a 2024 year of loss. The NFIP paid $15,924,265 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 2024 by hazard

Storm events on record for New Mexico in 2024, by hazard (NCEI)
HazardStorm events in 2024
Hail98
Tornado12
Flood95
Wind343
Winter110
Drought375
Wildfire13
Lightning1
Other21
All storm events1,068

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

Counties with a storm event in 2024

Counties of New Mexico with a storm event on record in 2024, in name order
CountyStorm events in 2024
Bernalillo County16
Catron County1
Chaves County30
Cibola County4
Colfax County9
Curry County27
De Baca County11
Doña Ana County12
Eddy County12
Grant County2
Guadalupe County32
Harding County18
Hidalgo County4
Lea County24
Lincoln County32
Los Alamos County5
Luna County3
McKinley County4
Mora County5
Otero County5
Quay County23
Rio Arriba County5
Roosevelt County20
San Juan County15
San Miguel County19
Sandoval County9
Santa Fe County11
Sierra County2
Socorro County7
Torrance County10
Union County37
Valencia County1

Events of 2024 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths

Storm events of 2024 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$50 thousand00County
GuadalupeBlizzardnot recorded$500 thousand11Forecast zone
Forecast zoneDust Stormnot recorded$500 thousand13County
Forecast zoneHigh Wind70 mph$75 thousand00County
Forecast zoneHigh Wind71 mph$75 thousand00County
LeaThunderstorm Wind100 mph$2.0 million00County
LeaThunderstorm Wind100 mph$100 thousand00County
BernalilloFlash Floodnot recordednone10County
Forecast zoneWildfirenot recorded$23 million20County
Forecast zoneDust Stormnot recorded$100 thousand051County
Rio ArribaFlash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
Rio ArribaFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
San MiguelFlash Floodnot recorded$50 thousand00County
San MiguelFlash Floodnot recorded$1.0 million00County
San JuanFlash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
San JuanThunderstorm Wind70 mph$150 thousand00County
San JuanThunderstorm Wind81 mph$50 thousand00County
San JuanThunderstorm Wind70 mph$50 thousand00County
ChavesThunderstorm Wind91 mph$200 thousand00County
San JuanFlash Floodnot recorded$250 thousand00County
LincolnDebris Flownot recorded$10 million00County
BernalilloFlash Floodnot recorded$2.0 million00County
LincolnDebris Flownot recorded$500 thousand00County
CatronThunderstorm Wind58 mph$75 thousand00County
LincolnFlash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
LincolnFlash Floodnot recorded$750 thousand00County
LincolnFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
LincolnFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
San MiguelFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
BernalilloFlash Floodnot recordednone11County
San JuanThunderstorm Wind66 mph$3.0 million00County
San JuanFlash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
San JuanFlash Floodnot recorded$100 thousand00County
QuayThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100 thousand010County
QuayThunderstorm Wind70 mph$65 thousand00County
ChavesFlash Floodnot recorded$500 million20County
ChavesFlash Floodnot recorded$10 million00County
ChavesFlash Floodnot recorded$500 thousand00County
Forecast zoneWinter Weathernot recordednone20County
UnionBlizzardnot recorded$4.0 million01Forecast zone

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 2024

Disaster declarations for New Mexico with a date in 2024, with the count of counties that each names
DeclaredNumberTypeIncident typeTitle in the FEMA recordCounties
DR-4843Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORM AND FLOODING1
DR-4809Major disasterFloodSEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING0
DR-4795Major disasterFireSOUTH FORK FIRE, SALT FIRE, AND FLOODING4
FM-5498Fire management assistanceFireSALT FIRE2
FM-5497Fire management assistanceFireSOUTH FORK FIRE2
FM-5492Fire management assistanceFireBLUE 2 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