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
| Hazard | Storm events in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hail | 98 |
| Tornado | 12 |
| Flood | 95 |
| Wind | 343 |
| Winter | 110 |
| Drought | 375 |
| Wildfire | 13 |
| Lightning | 1 |
| Other | 21 |
| All storm events | 1,068 |
The counts have the events that NCEI records for a forecast zone.
Counties with a storm event in 2024
| County | Storm events in 2024 |
|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | 16 |
| Catron County | 1 |
| Chaves County | 30 |
| Cibola County | 4 |
| Colfax County | 9 |
| Curry County | 27 |
| De Baca County | 11 |
| Doña Ana County | 12 |
| Eddy County | 12 |
| Grant County | 2 |
| Guadalupe County | 32 |
| Harding County | 18 |
| Hidalgo County | 4 |
| Lea County | 24 |
| Lincoln County | 32 |
| Los Alamos County | 5 |
| Luna County | 3 |
| McKinley County | 4 |
| Mora County | 5 |
| Otero County | 5 |
| Quay County | 23 |
| Rio Arriba County | 5 |
| Roosevelt County | 20 |
| San Juan County | 15 |
| San Miguel County | 19 |
| Sandoval County | 9 |
| Santa Fe County | 11 |
| Sierra County | 2 |
| Socorro County | 7 |
| Torrance County | 10 |
| Union County | 37 |
| Valencia County | 1 |
Events of 2024 with a tornado rating, damage, injuries or deaths
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | not recorded | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Guadalupe | Blizzard | not recorded | $500 thousand | 1 | 1 | Forecast zone | |
| Forecast zone | Dust Storm | not recorded | $500 thousand | 1 | 3 | County | |
| Forecast zone | High Wind | 70 mph | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Forecast zone | High Wind | 71 mph | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Lea | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Lea | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Bernalillo | Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 1 | 0 | County | |
| Forecast zone | Wildfire | not recorded | $23 million | 2 | 0 | County | |
| Forecast zone | Dust Storm | not recorded | $100 thousand | 0 | 51 | County | |
| Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | not recorded | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Rio Arriba | Flash Flood | not recorded | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Miguel | Flash Flood | not recorded | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Miguel | Flash Flood | not recorded | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Juan | Flash Flood | not recorded | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Juan | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Juan | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Juan | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Chaves | Thunderstorm Wind | 91 mph | $200 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Juan | Flash Flood | not recorded | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Lincoln | Debris Flow | not recorded | $10 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Bernalillo | Flash Flood | not recorded | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Lincoln | Debris Flow | not recorded | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Catron | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Lincoln | Flash Flood | not recorded | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Lincoln | Flash Flood | not recorded | $750 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Lincoln | Flash Flood | not recorded | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Lincoln | Flash Flood | not recorded | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Miguel | Flash Flood | not recorded | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Bernalillo | Flash Flood | not recorded | none | 1 | 1 | County | |
| San Juan | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | $3.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Juan | Flash Flood | not recorded | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| San Juan | Flash Flood | not recorded | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Quay | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $100 thousand | 0 | 10 | County | |
| Quay | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | $65 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Chaves | Flash Flood | not recorded | $500 million | 2 | 0 | County | |
| Chaves | Flash Flood | not recorded | $10 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Chaves | Flash Flood | not recorded | $500 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Forecast zone | Winter Weather | not recorded | none | 2 | 0 | County | |
| Union | Blizzard | not recorded | $4.0 million | 0 | 1 | Forecast 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
| Declared | Number | Type | Incident type | Title in the FEMA record | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR-4843 | Major disaster | Flood | SEVERE STORM AND FLOODING | 1 | |
| DR-4809 | Major disaster | Flood | SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING | 0 | |
| DR-4795 | Major disaster | Fire | SOUTH FORK FIRE, SALT FIRE, AND FLOODING | 4 | |
| FM-5498 | Fire management assistance | Fire | SALT FIRE | 2 | |
| FM-5497 | Fire management assistance | Fire | SOUTH FORK FIRE | 2 | |
| FM-5492 | Fire management assistance | Fire | BLUE 2 FIRE | 1 |
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