Storm History: Valencia County, New Mexico
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Valencia 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
- 494
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 71
- Damage
- $24 million
- Episodes
- 243
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 | 171 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 49 | 3 | 3 | $1.5 million |
| High Wind | 45 | 0 | 0 | $125,000 |
| Tornado | 39 | 1 | 8 | $9.4 million |
| Wildfire | 37 | 0 | 5 | $8.1 million |
| Heavy Snow | 34 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
| Hail | 30 | 0 | 2 | $2.1 million |
| Flash Flood | 28 | 0 | 51 | $1.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | $91,000 |
| Blizzard | 16 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Dust Storm | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 2 | $500,000 |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Dust Devil | 1 | 0 | 0 | $15,000 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, September 28, 2017
- Wildfire, June 21, 2025
- Wildfire, April 11, 2022
- Hail, May 24, 1999
- Tornado, August 17, 2008
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2023
- Wildfire, April 17, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2021
- Hail, October 5, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2006
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2020
- Wildfire, April 27, 2025
- Winter Storm, September 8, 2020
- Hail, September 30, 1998
- Tornado, June 24, 2026
- Tornado, October 10, 1974
- Wildfire, June 9, 2022
- Tornado, September 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2018
- Wildfire, June 16, 2022
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
- Hail, August 15, 2008
- Hail, August 31, 1992
- Hail, June 15, 1969
- Tornado, June 2, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2024
- Hail, May 22, 2021
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2025
- Hail, July 31, 2020
- Flood, July 3, 2013
- Hail, September 23, 1993
- Hail, August 11, 1992
- Tornado, May 31, 2023
- Tornado, June 5, 2023
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 24, 2026
- Wildfire, June 16, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- High Wind, April 26, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Wildfire, March 27, 2026
- Wildfire, March 24, 2026
- High Wind, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, February 20, 2026
- High Wind, February 18, 2026
- High Wind, February 17, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 27, 2025
- Drought, September 1, 2025
- Wildfire, August 8, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 8, 2025
- Drought, August 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 2, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Dust Storm, June 30, 2025
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2025
- Wildfire, June 21, 2025
- Tornado, June 2, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Wildfire, April 27, 2025
- Heavy Snow, April 19, 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
- Heavy Snow, February 14, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Heavy Snow, January 9, 2025
- Blizzard, November 6, 2024
- Strong Wind, October 16, 2024
- High Wind, October 5, 2024
- Flash Flood, September 5, 2024
- Drought, September 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, August 8, 2024
- Drought, August 1, 2024
- Hail, July 1, 2024
- Drought, July 1, 2024
- Flash Flood, June 19, 2024
- Wildfire, June 15, 2024
- Drought, June 1, 2024
- Drought, May 1, 2024
- High Wind, April 6, 2024
- Drought, April 1, 2024
- Dust Storm, March 24, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 14, 2024
- Heavy Snow, March 8, 2024
- Drought, March 1, 2024
- Dust Storm, February 26, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 10, 2024
- Heavy Snow, February 2, 2024
- Drought, February 1, 2024
- Blizzard, January 7, 2024
- Heavy Snow, January 4, 2024
- Drought, January 1, 2024
- Heavy Snow, December 13, 2023
- Drought, December 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, November 30, 2023
- Heavy Snow, November 24, 2023
- Drought, November 1, 2023
- Drought, October 1, 2023
- Drought, September 1, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 26, 2023
- Strong Wind, June 21, 2023
- Tornado, June 5, 2023
- Tornado, May 31, 2023
- Tornado, May 12, 2023
- Hail, May 10, 2023
- High Wind, April 25, 2023
- High Wind, April 19, 2023
- High Wind, April 3, 2023
- High Wind, March 30, 2023
- High Wind, March 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 15, 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
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- High Wind, December 12, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- High Wind, November 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 24, 2022
- High Wind, November 3, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- High Wind, October 16, 2022
- Funnel Cloud, October 8, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2022
- Wildfire, June 16, 2022
- Wildfire, June 9, 2022
- High Wind, June 1, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- High Wind, May 21, 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
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2022
- Avalanche, March 10, 2022
- High Wind, March 4, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2022
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2022
- Heavy Snow, January 25, 2022
- High Wind, January 4, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 1, 2022
- Drought, January 1, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 31, 2021
- High Wind, December 26, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2021
- Drought, December 1, 2021
- Drought, November 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 12, 2021
- Drought, October 1, 2021
- Drought, September 1, 2021
- Drought, August 1, 2021
- Tornado, July 23, 2021
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2021
- Drought, July 1, 2021
- Drought, June 1, 2021
- Hail, May 22, 2021
- Tornado, May 17, 2021
- High Wind, May 11, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Wildfire, April 24, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 23, 2021
- High Wind, April 16, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2021
- Blizzard, March 16, 2021
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Heavy Snow, February 15, 2021
- Blizzard, February 13, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- High Wind, January 30, 2021
- Heavy Snow, January 23, 2021
- High Wind, January 14, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Winter Weather, December 1, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 7, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Blizzard, October 25, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Winter Storm, September 8, 2020
- Hail, September 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Hail, August 21, 2020
- Drought, August 1, 2020
- Hail, July 31, 2020
- Drought, July 1, 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
- Heavy Snow, January 16, 2020
- High Wind, November 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, November 27, 2019
- Tornado, June 3, 2019
- Tornado, June 2, 2019
- Tornado, May 26, 2019
- Hail, May 7, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2018
- Tornado, June 3, 2018
- Flash Flood, October 3, 2017
- Tornado, September 28, 2017
- Tornado, May 9, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 22, 2016
- Hail, October 19, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 11, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 11, 2014
- Hail, September 22, 2013
- Tornado, September 10, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 26, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 24, 2013
- Flood, July 3, 2013
- Tornado, May 13, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2010
- Tornado, August 17, 2008
- Hail, August 15, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2008
- Hail, July 3, 2008
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 31, 2006
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2005
- Tornado, April 16, 2005
- Hail, October 5, 2004
- Tornado, August 30, 2004
- Dust Devil, June 2, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2001
- Hail, May 24, 1999
- Hail, September 30, 1998
- Flash Flood, July 24, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1996
- Hail, September 23, 1993
- Hail, August 31, 1992
- Hail, August 11, 1992
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 1991
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 1, 1987
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 1978
- Tornado, May 27, 1975
- Tornado, October 10, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 1973
- Hail, June 15, 1969
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 1969
- Tornado, July 5, 1966
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 1965
- Tornado, August 30, 1963
- Hail, August 6, 1959
- Tornado, July 31, 1954
More
Tornadoes in Valencia CountyEvery warning in Valencia 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.