Storm History: Colfax County, New Mexico

Events

1,003

Deaths

3

Injuries

78

Damage

$160 million

Episodes

506

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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• Tornado, May 29, 19641 death · 8 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20151 death · 3 injured · $50,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20141 death · 1 injured · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Wildfire, May 1, 20223 injured · $100 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 19, 2022$25 million · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, May 1, 202210 injured · $11 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 5, 2022$10 million · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, August 2, 1993$5.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 2021$2.5 million · 90 kt wind · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 25, 19965 injured · $1.7 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 10, 2013$1.0 million · EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2018$1.0 million · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2004$300,000 · F0 · 7 events here
• Tornado, August 9, 2018$300,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 19641 death · 8 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2018$250,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 10, 2023$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2025$250,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 19, 2018$120,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2021$100,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 20081 injured · $75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 11, 1997$60,000 · F0 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 2018$55,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here

• Hail, June 26, 19824.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 20233.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20252.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20232.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2023$12,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 30, 20172.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2016$30,000 · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 20102.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20052.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20032.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 2, 1993$5.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 31, 19922.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20232.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20172.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, May 29, 19641 death · 8 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 25, 19965 injured · $1.7 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2010EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Colfax County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 24, 2026$20,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20265 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20264 events here
• Wildfire, April 28, 20261 event here
• Wildfire, April 22, 202660 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20264 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 202670 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 3, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 202669 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 17, 202673 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20263 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20261 in hail · 5 events here
• High Wind, January 5, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 20, 2025$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 16, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 10, 2025$250,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20252.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 25, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 4, 20251.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20254 events here
• Wildfire, April 27, 202570 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, April 17, 202570 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20255 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20254 events here
• Dust Storm, April 1, 202567 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 22, 202551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 17, 202577 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, March 13, 2025$10,000 · 71 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dust Storm, March 7, 20253 events here
• Dust Storm, March 6, 202568 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 202571 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20251 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 202556 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, January 29, 202558 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20254 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 202560 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 4, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 26, 202464 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, November 24, 202459 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, November 6, 20248 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 4, 20243 events here
• Flash Flood, October 18, 2024$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 4, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, May 7, 202462 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 5, 202466 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, April 6, 202468 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dust Storm, April 1, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20243 events here
• Dust Storm, March 24, 202465 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20242 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 14, 202462 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 8, 20241 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 202460 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20244 events here
• Dust Storm, February 26, 202470 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 6, 202458 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20244 events here
• High Wind, January 12, 202467 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202457 kt wind · 4 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 20242 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20244 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 13, 20234 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20234 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 30, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20231 event here
• High Wind, November 20, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20235 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20232 events here
• Hail, September 30, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20232 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20232 events here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 20231.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2023$12,000 · 2.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 5, 20232.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 202370 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20232.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 17, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20232.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 27, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 24, 20233.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 10, 2023$250,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20232 events here
• High Wind, April 28, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 12, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 202370 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, March 30, 202375 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 22, 202363 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 20232 events here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20233 events here
• High Wind, March 11, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 5, 202362 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 1, 20232 events here
• High Wind, February 26, 202383 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 2023$2,000 · 68 kt wind · 5 events here
• High Wind, February 19, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 202364 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 202351 kt wind · 7 events here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 202361 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 9, 202356 kt wind · 3 events here
• Freezing Fog, February 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 202358 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
• High Wind, January 10, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20233 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 27, 202269 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, December 22, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, December 2, 202262 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20223 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 202265 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 2022$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 13, 20221 event here
• High Wind, November 9, 202253 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 3, 202253 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20223 events here
• High Wind, October 23, 202260 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20223 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20223 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2022$15,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20224 events here
• Wildfire, August 1, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 2022$50,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, July 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20225 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20221.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20225 events here
• Dust Storm, May 30, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 29, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 11, 202269 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 10, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 7, 202257 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, May 2, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 1, 20223 injured · $100 million · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20225 events here
• Wildfire, May 1, 202210 injured · $11 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 29, 202257 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 22, 2022$20,000 · 81 kt wind · 5 events here
• Wildfire, April 19, 2022$25 million · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 17, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 13, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 11, 202270 kt wind · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 10, 202268 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 5, 2022$10 million · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20225 events here
• Winter Storm, March 21, 202257 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, March 17, 20221 event here
• Avalanche, March 10, 20225 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20225 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20225 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20224 events here
• High Wind, January 4, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20223 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20225 events here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20213 events here
• High Wind, December 27, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 202172 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 2021$2.5 million · 90 kt wind · 5 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 9, 2021$10,000 · 63 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 8, 202160 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20215 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20215 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20213 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20213 events here
• Hail, August 4, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2021$100,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 15, 2021$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20213 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20215 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2021EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2021EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 15, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20215 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20215 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 202159 kt wind · 5 events here
• Blizzard, March 16, 202155 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 20211 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20215 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20214 events here
• Blizzard, February 13, 202154 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 3, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20215 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20213 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 18, 20213 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20215 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 27, 20201 event here
• High Wind, December 26, 202063 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 12, 20203 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20205 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 14, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 2020$10,000 · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20205 events here
• Blizzard, October 25, 202062 kt wind · 5 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20205 events here
• Winter Storm, September 8, 202077 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20205 events here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 2020$30,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20205 events here
• Hail, July 31, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20205 events here
• Hail, June 24, 202054 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 7, 202051 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 202057 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20205 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20201.25 in hail · 3 events here

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Tornadoes in Colfax CountyEvery warning in Colfax 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.