Storms in New Mexico in 1987
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in New Mexico in 1987, 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 1987 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
- 54
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $280,000
- 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 | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 15 | 0 | 0 | $280,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1987
May 1987
- Tornado in New Mexico, May 16, 1987
- Hail in New Mexico, May 22, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, May 23, 1987
- Hail in New Mexico, May 24, 1987
- Tornadoes and Hail in New Mexico, May 25, 1987
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, May 26, 1987
- Tornado in New Mexico, May 30, 1987
June 1987
- Hail in New Mexico, June 12, 1987
- Hail and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, June 21, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, June 24, 1987
- Tornado in New Mexico, June 26, 1987
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New Mexico, June 29, 1987
- Hail in New Mexico, June 30, 1987
July 1987
August 1987
- Damaging Winds in New Mexico, August 8, 1987
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in New Mexico, August 27, 1987
- Hail in New Mexico, August 29, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, August 30, 1987
September 1987
- Hail in New Mexico, September 1, 1987
- Hail in New Mexico, September 7, 1987
- Hail in New Mexico, September 9, 1987
- Tornado and Hail in New Mexico, September 10, 1987
November 1987
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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.