Storm History: Union County, New Mexico
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Union 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
- 854
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $11 million
- Episodes
- 489
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 347 | 0 | 1 | $210,000 |
| Tornado | 132 | 0 | 0 | $5.8 million |
| Flash Flood | 102 | 0 | 0 | $476,000 |
| Drought | 83 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 58 | 0 | 0 | $77,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 43 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Winter Storm | 31 | 0 | 0 | $175,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | $8,000 |
| Blizzard | 12 | 0 | 1 | $4.0 million |
| Wildfire | 10 | 0 | 0 | $30,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 24, 2023
- Blizzard, November 6, 2024
- Tornado, May 23, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2023
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2023
- High Wind, February 25, 2020
- Hail, May 9, 1994
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2011
- Hail, June 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2021
- Wildfire, April 22, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2025
- Tornado, May 10, 1972
- Hail, August 18, 2015
- Tornado, May 17, 1962
- Tornado, September 18, 1965
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2022
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Tornado, May 24, 2023
- Hail, July 10, 2007
- Hail, June 3, 1989
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2023
- Tornado, July 13, 2023
- Hail, June 30, 2017
- Hail, August 17, 2015
- Hail, August 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2010
- Hail, June 21, 2004
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2002
- Hail, May 10, 1975
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2017
- Hail, September 17, 2016
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 24, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Hail, May 28, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 13, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Tornado, April 11, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- High Wind, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 11, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- High Wind, February 20, 2026
- High Wind, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2026
- Flash Flood, September 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 10, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2025
- Tornado, June 2, 2025
- Hail, May 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 1, 2025
- Wildfire, April 27, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 4, 2025
- Dust Storm, April 1, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 27, 2025
- Wildfire, March 17, 2025
- Wildfire, March 13, 2025
- Dust Storm, March 7, 2025
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2025
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2025
- High Wind, February 5, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2025
- High Wind, January 4, 2025
- High Wind, December 30, 2024
- Blizzard, November 6, 2024
- Heavy Snow, November 4, 2024
- Dust Storm, October 29, 2024
- Flash Flood, October 18, 2024
- Hail, September 17, 2024
- Hail, August 1, 2024
- Dust Storm, June 17, 2024
- Tornado, June 14, 2024
- Dust Storm, June 7, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 28, 2024
- Hail, May 15, 2024
- High Wind, May 5, 2024
- Hail, May 3, 2024
- High Wind, May 1, 2024
- High Wind, April 25, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- High Wind, April 5, 2024
- High Wind, March 31, 2024
- Dust Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2024
- High Wind, March 2, 2024
- Dust Storm, February 26, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2024
- Blizzard, January 7, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2023
- High Wind, October 11, 2023
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2023
- Hail, August 6, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 23, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2023
- Tornado, July 13, 2023
- Hail, July 7, 2023
- Hail, June 17, 2023
- Funnel Cloud, June 15, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2023
- Hail, June 10, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Tornado, May 24, 2023
- Hail, May 10, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- High Wind, April 28, 2023
- High Wind, April 3, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- High Wind, March 30, 2023
- High Wind, March 22, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- High Wind, February 28, 2023
- High Wind, February 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2023
- High Wind, February 21, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2023
- Freezing Fog, February 1, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 15, 2023
- High Wind, January 11, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 22, 2022
- Dust Storm, December 2, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2022
- High Wind, November 9, 2022
- High Wind, November 3, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- High Wind, October 23, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 23, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 16, 2022
- High Wind, May 7, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Hail, April 27, 2022
- Wildfire, April 22, 2022
- Wildfire, April 11, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- High Wind, March 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2022
- Winter Storm, March 17, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- High Wind, January 14, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- High Wind, December 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 23, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 14, 2021
- Hail, September 6, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 1, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Tornado, May 30, 2021
- Hail, May 29, 2021
- Tornado, May 28, 2021
- Hail, May 23, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- High Wind, April 27, 2021
- High Wind, April 6, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2021
- Blizzard, March 16, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Blizzard, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- High Wind, January 30, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 12, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- High Wind, November 14, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Blizzard, October 25, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Winter Storm, September 8, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 29, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2020
- Tornado, July 15, 2020
- Hail, July 12, 2020
- Tornado, July 4, 2020
- Drought, July 1, 2020
- High Wind, June 8, 2020
- High Wind, June 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2020
- Drought, June 1, 2020
- Hail, May 15, 2020
- High Wind, May 7, 2020
- Drought, May 1, 2020
- Drought, April 1, 2020
- High Wind, March 26, 2020
- High Wind, March 19, 2020
- Drought, March 1, 2020
- High Wind, February 25, 2020
- Drought, February 1, 2020
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2020
- Drought, January 1, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2019
- High Wind, November 29, 2019
- Drought, November 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, October 29, 2019
- Winter Storm, October 23, 2019
- Hail, August 22, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 2, 2019
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2019
- Tornado, July 5, 2019
- Hail, June 13, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 2019
- Tornado, June 3, 2019
- Hail, June 1, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Hail, March 21, 2019
- Tornado, September 9, 2018
- Hail, August 7, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2018
- Hail, June 24, 2018
- Tornado, June 22, 2018
- Hail, June 20, 2018
- Hail, June 12, 2018
- Hail, June 7, 2018
- Hail, May 30, 2018
- Tornado, May 23, 2018
- Hail, May 19, 2018
- Hail, September 17, 2017
- Hail, August 27, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2017
- Hail, August 14, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2017
- Tornado, August 9, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2017
- Hail, June 30, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2017
- Hail, June 20, 2017
- Hail, May 27, 2017
- Tornado, May 9, 2017
- Hail, April 20, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 17, 2017
- Hail, September 17, 2016
- Hail, September 14, 2016
- Hail, August 19, 2016
- Tornado, August 13, 2016
- Flash Flood, August 5, 2016
- Hail, May 16, 2016
- Hail, April 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2016
- Hail, April 15, 2016
- Hail, August 18, 2015
- Hail, August 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2015
- Hail, August 9, 2015
- Hail, August 3, 2015
- Hail, June 8, 2015
- Hail, May 28, 2015
- Hail, May 26, 2015
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Union CountyEvery warning in Union 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.