Storms in New Mexico in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Mexico in 1973, 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 1973 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
- 22
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $250
- Episodes
- 18
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 2 | 0 | 0 | $250 |
Every episode, month by month
March 1973
April 1973
- Tornado in New Mexico, April 18, 1973
- Hail in New Mexico, April 24, 1973
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, April 25, 1973
May 1973
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 5, 1973
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 11, 1973
- Hail in New Mexico, May 12, 1973
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 21, 1973
June 1973
July 1973
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 2, 1973
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 13, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, July 21, 1973
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 22, 1973
- Hail in New Mexico, July 23, 1973
- Hail in New Mexico, July 24, 1973
- Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 25, 1973
August 1973
September 1973
More
Every year in New MexicoEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in New Mexico in 197319721974
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.