Storm History: Lea County, New Mexico

Events

1,198

Deaths

2

Injuries

15

Damage

$82 million

Episodes

629

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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• Lightning, August 8, 19962 deaths · 1 event here

• Hail, May 28, 1997$27 million · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 1982$25 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 1998$12 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 17, 2016$3.5 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2024$2.1 million · 2.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2023$1.7 million · 113 kt wind · 26 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2005$1.6 million · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 14, 2009$1.0 million · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 19915 injured · $1.0 million · F2 · 7 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2013$802,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• Wildfire, January 1, 20063 injured · $710,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 2005$405,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, June 16, 1997$300,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 12, 20061 injured · $300,000 · 73 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 13, 1977$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 1985$250,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 19881 injured · $250,000 · F0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 1997$203,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2004$200,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2014$200,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Hail, June 6, 2005$1.6 million · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 24, 19924.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2009$1.0 million · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 11, 20124 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 29, 19573.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 19953.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 15, 20103.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 5, 20253 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, November 2, 20243 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, September 12, 19893 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 19613 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20222.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20122.75 in hail · 6 events here

• Tornado, May 17, 1954$30 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 24, 1960$25,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 1970$5,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 1972$250 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 1982$25 million · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 31, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 19915 injured · $1.0 million · F2 · 7 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2007$30,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2019EF2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lea County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 2026$110,000 · 65 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 202650 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 2026$80,000 · 1 event here
• Strong Wind, June 5, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20261.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 202653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 2026$1,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 202651 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, April 26, 202654 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 202663 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20263 events here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20252 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 29, 202560 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flood, July 3, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 2025$65,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20253 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 2, 2025$1,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 202550 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20252.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 29, 20251 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, April 26, 2025$5,000 · 2 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 25, 2025$100,000 · 2.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Dust Storm, April 23, 20251.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Dust Storm, April 19, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 18, 202561 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dust Storm, March 18, 202571 kt wind · 9 events here
• Dust Storm, March 13, 202575 kt wind · 8 events here
• High Wind, March 3, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, November 2, 20243 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 202466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 31, 2024$2.1 million · 2.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20242 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 1, 202455 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 24, 202461 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 27, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 21, 202450 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 3, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 24, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 2, 2023$40,000 · 2.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 26, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 11, 2023$68,000 · 87 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 11, 202361 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202362 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 1, 20231.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2023$1.7 million · 113 kt wind · 26 events here
• Tornado, May 27, 20232 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 4, 202360 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 24, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 26, 202367 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 22, 2023$20,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 15, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 2, 202351 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20222 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20222 in hail · 4 events here
• Dust Storm, May 24, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 2022$59,000 · 1.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 1, 20222.75 in hail · 7 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2021$95,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 202158 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20211.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202151 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 2, 20211.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 30, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20212 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 22, 202170 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 5, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 30, 202165 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 20213 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 202053 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 28, 20192 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 27, 201951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 12, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 26, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 5, 2019$2,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20192 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 4, 20191.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 3, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20191.75 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 10, 201965 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 12, 201966 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 12, 2019EF2 · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 22, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 11, 201953 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 30, 201858 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 201850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 2018$8,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 201851 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20182.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20181.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2017$40,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 201757 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201760 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 23, 2017$52,000 · 1.75 in hail · 10 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 201753 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2017$6,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 9, 20171.25 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 4, 20171 event here
• High Wind, March 23, 201750 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 11, 2017$500 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 28, 201758 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, January 15, 20170.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, January 1, 2017$5,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 201663 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, September 17, 2016$3.5 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 15, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2016$500 · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 29, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 2016$4,000 · 5 events here
• Hail, August 25, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 2016$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 2016$3,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 26, 201658 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20153 events here
• Ice Storm, November 27, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, October 21, 2015$4,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 7, 2015$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 21, 2015$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2015$3,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2015$58,000 · 65 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 13, 20151.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20151.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 27, 20152 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 15, 2015$10,000 · 2 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20151.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20150.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 26, 20151 event here
• Ice Storm, December 30, 20143 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 26, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2014$1,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 2014$122,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 2014$300 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2014$2,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 201463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 2014$200,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20140.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20141 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2014EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20141.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2014$4,000 · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20142.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 23, 2014EF0 · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 7, 201452 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 21, 201365 kt wind · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 5, 20133 events here
• Ice Storm, November 22, 20133 events here
• Flash Flood, October 13, 2013$1,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2013$200 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20131 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2013$14,000 · 1.5 in hail · 12 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2013$40,000 · 56 kt wind · 4 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2013$802,000 · 52 kt wind · 6 events here
• High Wind, March 23, 201350 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 25, 201356 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 3, 20131 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 201254 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, October 12, 20122.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 12, 2012$34,000 · 2 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20122.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, April 11, 20124 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20122 in hail · 4 events here
• High Wind, April 2, 201255 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 8, 20121 event here
• High Wind, February 28, 201258 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 22, 201258 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 8, 20122 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 23, 20113 events here
• High Wind, October 26, 201150 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20112.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 11, 20111.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 20113 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 30, 201069 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 20103.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 20101.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 31, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 20102 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, May 17, 20102.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 14, 20101.75 in hail · 5 events here
• High Wind, March 26, 201059 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 22, 20102 events here
• High Wind, January 6, 20101 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 29, 20091 event here
• High Wind, December 8, 2009$56,000 · 68 kt wind · 9 events here
• Winter Weather, December 3, 20093 events here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20091 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 7, 2009$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, August 9, 2009$4,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 200954 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2009$4,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2009$1.0 million · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 10, 20090.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 200951 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2009$4,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20090.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 28, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 11, 20091.75 in hail · 12 events here
• High Wind, December 14, 2008$18,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 8, 2008$40,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 20081 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20081 event here
• Hail, August 11, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, June 19, 200854 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 2008$15,000 · 61 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20081 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 14, 20080.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 6, 2008$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20071 event here
• Flash Flood, September 6, 20071 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 2007$20,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2007$65,000 · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 200762 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20071 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20071.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 20071.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 2, 20070.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 29, 200751 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 28, 20071.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Tornado, March 23, 2007$30,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20070.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 23, 2007EF0 · 8 events here

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Tornadoes in Lea CountyEvery warning in Lea 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.