Storms in New Mexico in 1957
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Mexico in 1957, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
New Mexico in 1957 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 35
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $550,000
- Episodes
- 19
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 17 | 1 | 0 | $550,000 |
| Hail | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1957
May 1957
- Hail in New Mexico, May 5, 1957
- Tornado in New Mexico, May 10, 1957
- Hail in New Mexico, May 15, 1957
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 24, 1957
- Tornado in New Mexico, May 27, 1957
- Hail in New Mexico, May 29, 1957
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, May 30, 1957
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, May 31, 1957
July 1957
September 1957
- Hail in New Mexico, September 11, 1957
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 13, 1957
- Hail in New Mexico, September 26, 1957
October 1957
More
Every year in New MexicoEvery state in 1957Tornadoes in New Mexico in 195719561958
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.