Storms in New Mexico in 1961
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Mexico in 1961, 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 1961 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
- 33
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $78,000
- Episodes
- 25
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 11 | 0 | 3 | $78,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
May 1961
- Hail in New Mexico, May 3, 1961
- Hail in New Mexico, May 18, 1961
- Hail in New Mexico, May 22, 1961
- Tornado in New Mexico, May 23, 1961
- Tornado in New Mexico, May 30, 1961
June 1961
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, June 3, 1961
- Tornado in New Mexico, June 5, 1961
- Tornado in New Mexico, June 6, 1961
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, June 7, 1961
- Tornado in New Mexico, June 14, 1961
- Tornado in New Mexico, June 15, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 18, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 19, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 23, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 26, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 27, 1961
July 1961
- Tornado in New Mexico, July 2, 1961
- Hail in New Mexico, July 10, 1961
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 11, 1961
- Hail in New Mexico, July 12, 1961
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 21, 1961
August 1961
More
Every year in New MexicoEvery state in 1961Tornadoes in New Mexico in 196119601962
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.