Storm History: Socorro County, New Mexico
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Socorro County, New Mexico: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 672
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $47 million
- Episodes
- 292
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 259 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 73 | 0 | 0 | $3.4 million |
| Hail | 59 | 0 | 1 | $40 million |
| Wildfire | 58 | 0 | 2 | $1.3 million |
| Winter Storm | 51 | 0 | 0 | $27,000 |
| High Wind | 41 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 39 | 0 | 0 | $1.7 million |
| Heavy Snow | 28 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 1 | 0 | $80,000 |
| Dust Storm | 16 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 12 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debris Flow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, October 5, 2004
- Tornado, September 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2021
- Wildfire, April 22, 2022
- Wildfire, April 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 21, 1999
- Tornado, July 23, 2021
- Wildfire, June 9, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2006
- Flash Flood, September 20, 1997
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2019
- Hail, October 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2020
- Tornado, September 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 6, 1998
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, September 30, 1998
- Hail, October 5, 2004
- Tornado, July 13, 2023
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- Hail, June 25, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 21, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2025
- Hail, May 22, 2021
- Hail, June 13, 2019
- Hail, June 23, 2020
- Flash Flood, October 20, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2013
- Hail, May 25, 2007
- Hail, April 23, 1997
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Wildfire, June 21, 2026
- Wildfire, June 16, 2026
- Wildfire, June 9, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Wildfire, May 8, 2026
- Wildfire, May 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- High Wind, April 26, 2026
- Wildfire, April 20, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Wildfire, March 27, 2026
- High Wind, March 14, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- High Wind, February 18, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2026
- Drought, January 1, 2026
- Drought, December 1, 2025
- Drought, November 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, October 6, 2025
- Drought, October 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 8, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2025
- Debris Flow, July 8, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2025
- Wildfire, July 1, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2025
- Wildfire, June 11, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Wildfire, May 25, 2025
- Dust Storm, May 13, 2025
- Tornado, May 4, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Wildfire, April 27, 2025
- Wildfire, April 17, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Dust Storm, April 1, 2025
- Wildfire, March 17, 2025
- Wildfire, March 13, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 6, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2025
- Drought, March 1, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Blizzard, November 6, 2024
- Dust Storm, October 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 20, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2024
- Tornado, July 9, 2024
- Wildfire, July 5, 2024
- Wildfire, July 4, 2024
- Wildfire, July 1, 2024
- Hail, July 1, 2024
- Wildfire, June 15, 2024
- Dust Storm, June 7, 2024
- Wildfire, June 5, 2024
- High Wind, April 25, 2024
- High Wind, April 15, 2024
- High Wind, April 5, 2024
- Dust Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Dust Storm, February 26, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- High Wind, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, January 7, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 24, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Hail, September 26, 2023
- Hail, September 18, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 28, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 25, 2023
- Hail, August 9, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2023
- Tornado, July 13, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 20, 2023
- High Wind, April 28, 2023
- High Wind, April 3, 2023
- High Wind, March 30, 2023
- High Wind, March 22, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 2023
- High Wind, February 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2023
- Heavy Snow, February 7, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2023
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2022
- High Wind, December 12, 2022
- High Wind, November 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 25, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Wildfire, June 9, 2022
- Hail, June 8, 2022
- Hail, June 2, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- High Wind, May 7, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Wildfire, April 22, 2022
- Wildfire, April 11, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- High Wind, March 29, 2022
- Avalanche, March 10, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2021
- High Wind, December 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- High Wind, October 26, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2021
- Hail, October 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 23, 2021
- Excessive Heat, July 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Tornado, May 31, 2021
- Hail, May 22, 2021
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- Hail, May 14, 2021
- Hail, May 7, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- High Wind, April 27, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Blizzard, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Blizzard, October 25, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Hail, September 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Hail, June 24, 2020
- Hail, June 23, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2020
- High Wind, March 26, 2020
- Winter Storm, February 10, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 3, 2020
- Tornado, December 27, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 27, 2019
- Hail, October 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 3, 2019
- Hail, June 13, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2018
- Tornado, June 3, 2018
- Tornado, May 21, 2018
- Tornado, September 28, 2017
- Hail, August 28, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2017
- Hail, June 25, 2017
- Hail, June 24, 2017
- Tornado, May 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, November 4, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2016
- Flash Flood, May 31, 2016
- Flash Flood, October 21, 2015
- Flash Flood, October 20, 2015
- Hail, October 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2015
- Hail, June 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2015
- Flash Flood, September 22, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 17, 2014
- Flash Flood, September 15, 2013
- Tornado, September 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2013
- Hail, June 2, 2013
- Flash Flood, September 6, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 23, 2012
- Flash Flood, August 20, 2012
- Tornado, July 5, 2012
- Tornado, May 13, 2012
- Tornado, August 3, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 23, 2010
- Hail, July 15, 2010
- Hail, June 28, 2010
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 28, 2009
- Tornado, August 17, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2008
- Lightning, August 13, 2008
- Hail, May 5, 2008
- Hail, May 25, 2007
- Hail, October 9, 2006
- Hail, September 8, 2006
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2006
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Socorro CountyEvery warning in Socorro County since 1986Every county in New Mexico
Sources
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.