Storm History: Sierra County, New Mexico

Events

423

Deaths

2

Injuries

0

Damage

$6.6 million

Episodes

261

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, September 13, 20131 death · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 19981 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, July 26, 2020$2.4 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015$1.1 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2002$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20131 death · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2008$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2008$150,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2009$125,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2013$100,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2006$80,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2009$75,000 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2025$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2002$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2008$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 2025$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2006$20,000 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, March 13, 2025$20,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2000$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2004$10,000 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, November 4, 20162 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 19, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2004$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, February 13, 19761.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 19741.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 11, 19601.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 30, 19711.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 4, 19671.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 11, 19571.5 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, October 12, 1957F3 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Sierra County, with its track

• Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20264 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20264 events here
• High Wind, April 26, 202676 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20264 events here
• High Wind, March 27, 202656 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 24, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20263 events here
• Dust Storm, February 17, 202685 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20263 events here
• High Wind, January 7, 202663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20264 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20254 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20254 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20254 events here
• Flash Flood, September 27, 2025$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 23, 202568 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 19, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20254 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20254 events here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 18, 20251 event here
• Flash Flood, July 2, 2025$50,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20254 events here
• High Wind, June 14, 202550 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20254 events here
• High Wind, May 13, 202575 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, May 2, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20254 events here
• Dust Storm, April 27, 202577 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dust Storm, April 1, 202583 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20254 events here
• Dust Storm, March 18, 202588 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, March 13, 2025$20,000 · 83 kt wind · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, March 6, 202570 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 3, 202578 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20254 events here
• Drought, February 4, 20252 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20252 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 7, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20241 event here
• Flash Flood, July 21, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 30, 202474 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20242 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, April 25, 202464 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 202465 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 2024$10,000 · 69 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, March 24, 202481 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20242 events here
• High Wind, February 27, 202481 kt wind · 2 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20242 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20242 events here
• Dust Storm, January 11, 202483 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20244 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20234 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20234 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20234 events here
• Drought, September 20, 20232 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20232 events here
• Drought, August 22, 20232 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 1, 20232 events here
• High Wind, March 30, 202364 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 26, 202396 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, February 22, 202396 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, October 8, 20221 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, August 19, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20222 events here
• Flash Flood, June 22, 20221 event here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, April 22, 202261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202273 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, February 23, 202267 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 16, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20222 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20222 events here
• High Wind, December 15, 202163 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, October 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20212 events here
• Flash Flood, July 11, 20211.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20212 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 202154 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20212 events here
• High Wind, March 16, 202176 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20212 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 14, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20212 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20202 events here
• Drought, November 10, 20202 events here
• Avalanche, September 1, 20202 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2020$2.4 million · 1 event here
• High Wind, July 13, 202061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 202058 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Heavy Snow, February 11, 20202 events here
• Hail, February 10, 20200.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 29, 201966 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 10, 20191 event here
• Hail, June 13, 20191.25 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 10, 201989 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 13, 201993 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 201863 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20182 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20182 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20182 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20182 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20182 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20182 events here
• Drought, January 23, 20182 events here
• Hail, October 19, 20171.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2017$30,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 20171 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, November 4, 20162 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, October 9, 20161 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 30, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 7, 20161 event here
• Flash Flood, August 22, 20161 event here
• Hail, April 22, 20160.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 26, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 17, 2015$1.1 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20151 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, February 16, 201558 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 21, 20143 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20141 event here
• Flash Flood, August 26, 2014$3,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 20141 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20141 event here
• Heavy Rain, July 29, 20141 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20142 events here
• High Wind, June 30, 201450 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20142 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20142 events here
• Drought, April 15, 20142 events here
• Flash Flood, September 13, 20131 death · $500,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20132 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 11, 20131 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 20131 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20132 events here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 201373 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 1, 2013$100,000 · 74 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20132 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20132 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20132 events here
• High Wind, April 17, 201373 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20132 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20132 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20132 events here
• Drought, January 1, 20132 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20122 events here
• Drought, November 1, 20122 events here
• Drought, October 30, 20122 events here
• Drought, August 1, 20122 events here
• Heavy Rain, July 6, 20121 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20122 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20122 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20120.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 8, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20122 events here
• High Wind, April 26, 201257 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 14, 201271 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20122 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20122 events here
• Hail, September 15, 20111.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 25, 2010$10,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 18, 20100.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2009$125,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 23, 2009$75,000 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 200952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 26, 2009$4,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 3, 2009$10,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 2008$150,000 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 20, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 31, 2008$5,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 26, 2008$10,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 12, 2008$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2008$300,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2008$25,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, October 10, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 9, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 28, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, September 4, 20061 event here
• Flood, September 3, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 2006$20,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, August 14, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 2006$80,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 28, 20061 event here
• Flash Flood, July 8, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20061 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2005$5,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 24, 2004$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, August 15, 20041 event here
• Flash Flood, August 5, 2004$10,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 3, 20041.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 200350 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, October 23, 20021 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 2002$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, August 10, 20021.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2002$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2002$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 26, 2000$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 3, 19990.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 26, 199950 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 4, 19981 death · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 19971 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 19961 event here
• Flash Flood, June 29, 1996$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 19951 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 20, 1991F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 19841 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 1982$30 · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 31, 1979F1 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 197654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, February 13, 19761.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 20, 19751 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 17, 197560 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 19741.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 197368 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, March 14, 197255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, September 16, 1971$3,000 · F1 · 1 event here

Earlier years, state by state:

• 1971
• 1970
• 1967
• 1963
• 1960
• 1958
• 1957

Tornadoes in Sierra CountyEvery warning in Sierra 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.