Storm History: McKinley County, New Mexico

Events

560

Deaths

13

Injuries

5

Damage

$3.1 million

Episodes

242

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 11, 20083 deaths · $40,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 20062 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20151 death · $300,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20151 death · $15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20251 death · $10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 19971 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 19971 death · 1 event here

• Wildfire, April 27, 20252 injured · $500,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20151 death · $300,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 16, 2021$300,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 9, 2022$250,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 2021$200,000 · 90 kt wind · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2010$190,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2010$190,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, September 10, 2013$155,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2012$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2002$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 2013$100,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2014$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2010$95,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2022$50,000 · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2024$50,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20083 deaths · $40,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2010$40,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 2009$35,000 · 0.88 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2007$28,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1998$25,000 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 19, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20251 death · $10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 18, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 19651.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2022$25,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2010$40,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 20, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 19691 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, September 18, 1965F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in McKinley County, with its track

• High Wind, June 27, 202656 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 24, 2026EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 202662 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20266 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20266 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20264 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20263 events here
• High Wind, February 20, 202657 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, February 18, 202669 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 17, 202673 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20262 events here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20261 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20262 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20252 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20253 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20255 events here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 20251 death · $10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20255 events here
• Wildfire, August 8, 20251 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20254 events here
• Tornado, July 27, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20253 events here
• Dust Storm, June 30, 202559 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20254 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20254 events here
• Wildfire, April 27, 20252 injured · $500,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 17, 202570 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 4, 20252 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20254 events here
• Dust Storm, April 1, 202567 kt wind · 2 events here
• Wildfire, March 17, 2025$20,000 · 77 kt wind · 4 events here
• Dust Storm, March 6, 202568 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 11, 202553 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20255 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 20253 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, November 6, 20244 events here
• Dust Storm, October 29, 202458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 18, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 26, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 20242 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 15, 20241 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 20241.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 5, 202466 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• High Wind, April 25, 202465 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 16, 20241 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 14, 202462 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 2, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20243 events here
• Dust Storm, February 26, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20244 events here
• Blizzard, January 7, 202457 kt wind · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 4, 2024$50,000 · 3 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20245 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20236 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 1, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 30, 20231 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 24, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20236 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20235 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20235 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 202357 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20235 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 202352 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 5, 20231.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 202353 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 19, 2023$10,000 · 57 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 3, 202370 kt wind · 3 events here
• High Wind, March 30, 202375 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 19, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 15, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• High Wind, February 26, 202383 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 22, 202368 kt wind · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 14, 202351 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, January 15, 202357 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20232 events here
• Heavy Snow, December 27, 202269 kt wind · 4 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, October 23, 202260 kt wind · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, October 4, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20223 events here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2022$50,000 · 3 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20224 events here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 2022$25,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 27, 2022$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 202252 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2022$25,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20226 events here
• Funnel Cloud, June 27, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, June 9, 2022$250,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20226 events here
• Dust Storm, May 30, 202258 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 29, 202255 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 20, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 7, 202257 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20226 events here
• Wildfire, April 22, 2022$25,000 · 81 kt wind · 10 events here
• Wildfire, April 19, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 11, 202270 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20226 events here
• Avalanche, March 10, 20222 events here
• High Wind, March 4, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20226 events here
• High Wind, February 21, 202251 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 202253 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20226 events here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20222 events here
• Winter Storm, January 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20226 events here
• Winter Storm, December 31, 20212 events here
• Winter Storm, December 23, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 14, 2021$200,000 · 90 kt wind · 6 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20216 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20216 events here
• High Wind, October 26, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20216 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20216 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20216 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 10, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20216 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20216 events here
• Wildfire, May 16, 2021$300,000 · 0.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, May 2, 20211 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20216 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20216 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 202159 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20216 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 15, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20216 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20216 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20206 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20206 events here
• Blizzard, October 25, 202062 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20206 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20204 events here
• High Wind, August 23, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20204 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20203 events here
• Hail, June 24, 202054 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, June 8, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 202057 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20203 events here
• Hail, May 10, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20203 events here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20201 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20203 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20203 events here
• Winter Storm, February 10, 20202 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 3, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20203 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20204 events here
• Tornado, December 27, 2019EF1 · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20194 events here
• Heavy Snow, November 27, 20191 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20194 events here
• Drought, October 16, 20194 events here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, February 17, 2019EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 9, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 15, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 2018$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 30, 201762 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, July 20, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20162 deaths · 1 event here
• Funnel Cloud, August 28, 20161 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 201663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 13, 20151 death · $15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20151 death · $300,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 23, 201561 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 2014$100,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20141 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 201458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 10, 2013$155,000 · EF0 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 2013$100,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2012$150,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2011$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, October 20, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2010$40,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 2010$190,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 1, 2010$95,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 31, 2010$190,000 · 60 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 5, 2009$35,000 · 0.88 in hail · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2008$6,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20083 deaths · $40,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 23, 20081 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 4, 2007$28,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 2, 20062 events here
• Flash Flood, August 24, 20062 deaths · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 8, 20051 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 11, 2005$15,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20031 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2003$15,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 22, 2002$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 17, 19990.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 29, 19980.88 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 1998$25,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 1998$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 27, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 19971 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 20, 19971 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 19971 death · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, September 8, 19971 event here
• Lightning, August 23, 19972 injured · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 21, 1991F0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 19881 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 2, 198654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 25, 198550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, November 2, 19780.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 197050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 9, 19691 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 2, 196855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 196850 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 18, 1965F2 · 2 events here
• Hail, July 31, 19651.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 196551 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1965F0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 28, 196252 kt wind · 1 event here

Tornadoes in McKinley CountyEvery warning in McKinley 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.