Storm History: Chaves County, New Mexico

Events

826

Deaths

8

Injuries

26

Damage

$527 million

Episodes

456

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.

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• Flash Flood, July 14, 19964 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 18, 20242 deaths · $511 million · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Dust Storm, February 26, 20241 death · 3 injured · $500,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 20111 death · $15,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, October 18, 20242 deaths · $511 million · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 1994$5.5 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 11, 20196 injured · $2.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2021$1.8 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2022$1.1 million · 3 events here
• Hail, August 17, 19971 injured · $750,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 2021$750,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2022$500,000 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, February 26, 20241 death · 3 injured · $500,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 10, 2013$400,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2024$260,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 1951$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2018$250,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2021$250,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2021$220,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2019$210,000 · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20257 injured · $200,000 · 71 kt wind · 4 events here
• Flood, August 13, 2021$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 2021$150,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 2014$106,000 · 1 in hail · 4 events here

• Hail, May 26, 1998$15,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 12, 19893 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 28, 19713 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 20252.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20172.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20102.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20082.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, June 6, 20051 injured · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 22, 1999$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 30, 19982.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 19602.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 17, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20152.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 21, 2015$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, June 12, 1962$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 1965F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 1974$25,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 1978F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 1991F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 1992F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 23, 2007EF2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 11, 20196 injured · $2.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2019EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Chaves County, with its track

• Tornado, June 24, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20262 events here
• High Wind, April 26, 202666 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 20, 202657 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 202673 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20265 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20262 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, October 6, 2025$30,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20250.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20251 event here
• Tornado, July 27, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2025$20,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20252 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2025$5,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, May 13, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 20251.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20252 events here
• Dust Storm, April 28, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 27, 202570 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 20252.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 17, 202570 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20252 events here
• Dust Storm, April 1, 202567 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 17, 2025$100,000 · 77 kt wind · 4 events here
• Wildfire, March 13, 202571 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dust Storm, March 7, 20251 event here
• Dust Storm, March 6, 202568 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 20257 injured · $200,000 · 71 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20251 event here
• Dust Storm, January 17, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 202560 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20242 events here
• Dust Storm, November 16, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 2, 20241 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20242 events here
• Dust Storm, October 29, 202458 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 18, 20242 deaths · $511 million · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20242 events here
• Tornado, September 21, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20242 events here
• Flood, August 31, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20242 events here
• Tornado, July 9, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20242 events here
• Tornado, June 26, 2024$260,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Dust Storm, June 17, 202461 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, June 7, 202457 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 1, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20242 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2024$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, April 25, 202465 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 15, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, April 1, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, March 31, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 24, 202465 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20242 events here
• Dust Storm, February 26, 20241 death · 3 injured · $500,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 21, 202460 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 2024$5,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 2024$10,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, January 11, 202475 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20242 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20232 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20232 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20232 events here
• Hail, September 30, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 15, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 202356 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20232 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20232 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 20231.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 202370 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, March 30, 202375 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 26, 2023$60,000 · 83 kt wind · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 202368 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 202359 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 27, 202269 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 202256 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 13, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2022$1.1 million · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2022$500,000 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 11, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20221.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20222 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20221 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20222 events here
• Wildfire, April 22, 202281 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 11, 202270 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, December 26, 202172 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 202159 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 202190 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20212 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 2021$150,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20211 event here
• Flood, August 13, 2021$150,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20212 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2021$50,000 · 2 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2021$250,000 · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20212 events here
• Flood, June 28, 20211 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20212 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 2021$750,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2021$1.8 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2021$220,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 202156 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20212 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 202160 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 3, 2021$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20212 events here
• Hail, March 22, 20210.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 16, 202155 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20212 events here
• Blizzard, February 13, 202154 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20202 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20202 events here
• Blizzard, October 25, 202062 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20202 events here
• Winter Storm, September 8, 202077 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 1, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20202 events here
• Hail, August 21, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2020$25,000 · 53 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, July 24, 2020$10,000 · 59 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 14, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 202055 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20201 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20201.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20201 event here
• High Wind, May 19, 2020$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 1, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 201959 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, October 8, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 2019$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2019$210,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2019$55,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20192 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20192 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2019$2,000 · EF0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 2, 2019EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2019$100,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 26, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 30, 20191 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 11, 20196 injured · $2.0 million · EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20180.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 16, 2018$50,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2018$250,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2018EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 201754 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 14, 20171.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20172.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20172 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 9, 2017EF0 · 10 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2017EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 201756 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20171.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, November 4, 20161.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 17, 20162.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 14, 2016EF0 · 5 events here
• Heavy Rain, August 24, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, October 21, 2015$3,000 · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 20, 2015$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, October 19, 20151.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 23, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 2015$10,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2015$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 201559 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20151 injured · $30,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 14, 201550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20152.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 5, 2015$15,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2015$20,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 25, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 24, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 23, 2014$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 22, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2014$50,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 2014$5,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 7, 2014EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20140.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Chaves CountyEvery warning in Chaves County since 1986Every county in New Mexico

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.