Storm History: Lincoln County, New Mexico

Events

721

Deaths

11

Injuries

7

Damage

$136 million

Episodes

387

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.

Open the live radar over Lincoln County

• Debris Flow, July 8, 20253 deaths · 2 injured · $50 million · 72 kt wind · 3 events here
• Wildfire, June 17, 20242 deaths · $23 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 11, 20222 deaths · $15 million · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flood, July 26, 20081 death · $25 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 20211 death · $60,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 4, 19961 death · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20151 death · 1 injured · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Debris Flow, July 8, 20253 deaths · 2 injured · $50 million · 72 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, July 26, 20081 death · $25 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 17, 20242 deaths · $23 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 11, 20222 deaths · $15 million · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2024$11 million · 55 kt wind · 5 events here
• Wildfire, March 24, 2002$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 4, 2000$2.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2024$1.3 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2021$750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 15, 2001$600,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 2025$320,000 · 63 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2025$250,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 2014$130,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2024$120,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 8, 2014$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 28, 2021$100,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2022$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2024$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2021$85,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2022$75,000 · 1 event here

• Hail, October 5, 20043 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20252.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 20232.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20132.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20082.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 25, 20172.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20172.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 20152.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 12, 20042.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20252 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2024$5,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20212 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20212 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20192 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, April 17, 1970F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2019EF2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Lincoln County, with its track

• Tornado, June 24, 2026EF0 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 16, 20261 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, May 18, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 14, 20261 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, April 26, 202666 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Wildfire, March 27, 202681 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 14, 202670 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, February 20, 202657 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 202669 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 202673 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 23, 20263 events here
• High Wind, November 16, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 2025$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, September 18, 2025$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 29, 202561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 20251 event here
• Tornado, August 17, 20252 events here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 20252 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 2025$320,000 · 63 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2025$250,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 2025$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 14, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Debris Flow, July 8, 20253 deaths · 2 injured · $50 million · 72 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2025$50,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 20251 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2025$75,000 · 54 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 2025$30,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 21, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2025$10,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 20252.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20252 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20250.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 25, 2025$75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, May 13, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20252 events here
• Wildfire, April 27, 202570 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, April 17, 202570 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dust Storm, April 1, 202567 kt wind · 4 events here
• Wildfire, March 17, 2025$30,000 · 77 kt wind · 6 events here
• Wildfire, March 13, 202571 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dust Storm, March 6, 202568 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 3, 202571 kt wind · 6 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20252 events here
• High Wind, February 11, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20254 events here
• Dust Storm, January 17, 202560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 9, 202560 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, January 4, 202558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20242 events here
• Blizzard, November 6, 20242 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20242 events here
• Dust Storm, October 29, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 20243 events here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, August 8, 202466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2024$2,000 · 63 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 2024$50,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2024$120,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2024$100,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 9, 2024$1.3 million · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20242 events here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 2024$11 million · 55 kt wind · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 2024$5,000 · 2 in hail · 9 events here
• Wildfire, June 17, 20242 deaths · $23 million · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, May 25, 202454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 24, 20241 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, April 25, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 2024$10,000 · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, March 31, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 24, 202465 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 14, 2024$75,000 · 62 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20242 events here
• Dust Storm, February 26, 202470 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 21, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 10, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 2, 202465 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20243 events here
• High Wind, January 17, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 202467 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 11, 202475 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202457 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20243 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 22, 2023$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20234 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20234 events here
• High Wind, October 11, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20234 events here
• Hail, September 26, 20230.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 11, 20231 injured · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20234 events here
• Flash Flood, August 28, 202356 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 2023$500 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20234 events here
• Tornado, July 13, 20232.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 31, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 28, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 3, 202370 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 30, 202375 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 22, 202363 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 21, 202350 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 15, 202355 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 26, 2023$2,000 · 83 kt wind · 9 events here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 202368 kt wind · 6 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 202351 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 202356 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 202358 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 27, 2022$10,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 12, 202258 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, December 2, 202262 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 202265 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 24, 202256 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, October 23, 202260 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 18, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, September 12, 2022$20,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20223 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 2022$25,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2022$50,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2022$75,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2022$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20224 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2022$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 2022$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 7, 2022$50,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20224 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20224 events here
• High Wind, May 3, 202250 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20224 events here
• Wildfire, May 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, May 1, 20221 event here
• Wildfire, April 22, 202281 kt wind · 5 events here
• Wildfire, April 11, 20222 deaths · $15 million · 70 kt wind · 5 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20224 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202256 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20224 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 202269 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20224 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20225 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20223 events here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20211 event here
• High Wind, December 27, 202158 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 26, 202172 kt wind · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 2021$15,000 · 59 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 202190 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20213 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20213 events here
• High Wind, October 26, 202159 kt wind · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2021$50,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20213 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20213 events here
• Flash Flood, August 31, 20211 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20211 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20214 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2021$10,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2021$20,000 · 0.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20212 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2021$750,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2021$30,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20214 events here
• Flash Flood, June 30, 2021$85,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20214 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 20211 death · $60,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 2021$100,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20212 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20214 events here
• High Wind, April 27, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 26, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20214 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 202159 kt wind · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 16, 202155 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 13, 20211 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20214 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, February 13, 2021$40,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20214 events here
• High Wind, January 30, 202156 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 23, 20211 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20214 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20204 events here
• High Wind, November 14, 202058 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 202058 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20204 events here
• Blizzard, October 25, 2020$1,000 · 62 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20204 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20204 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2020$10,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20201 event here
• Hail, July 31, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2020$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 19, 2020$15,000 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 4, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 202062 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20203 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 202056 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 16, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 20201 event here
• High Wind, January 1, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 13, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, November 29, 201961 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 27, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 201959 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20192 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 26, 2019EF2 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 201956 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2018$25,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20181.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2018EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 22, 20182.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 2018EF0 · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, October 3, 201754 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2017EF0 · 1 event here

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Tornadoes in Lincoln CountyEvery warning in Lincoln 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.