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Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
17
Tornado reports
187
Hail reports
97
Floods since 1996
461
All events
16
Deaths
$21.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Bernalillo County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 17 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Heavy rainfall over the Albuquerque metro area produced dangerous fast flows on the area arroyo system. Two swift water rescues were performed in the diversion channel along I-40 and the Snow Heights neighborhood. Additionally, a man was trapped and swept up among floodwaters in …
Flash flooding in the Albuquerque arroyo channel system resulted in a fatality. The body was first spotted in the Hahn Arroyo near Pennsylvania Ave. in northeast Albuquerque before the deceased body was retrieved in the arroyo washout pond at the end of the North Diversion Channe…
The Albuquerque Fire Department rescued an injured man and a dog in 7 feet of water in an arroyo channel. A second man was spotted lifeless moving down the North Diversion Channel near Menaul Blvd. and eventually Osuna Road. His body was recovered in the North Valley outfall of t…
Heavy rainfall caused sudden and strong runoff through diversion channels and arroyos across town. Swift water rescues were done at Rachel Road SE and Four Hills Road and Wyoming Blvd. and Indian School Road. Two people were rescued, while a third did not survive at the Rachel Ro…
Heavy rain in northeast Albuquerque resulted in the city's arroyos filling quickly with fast-moving water. Albuquerque Fire and Rescue reported that two people were caught in the arroyo's flood water. One person was able to escape, but rescue efforts were not successful on the se…
A thunderstorm with heavy rain rates of 3 to 4 inches per hour resulted in flash flooding across eastern portions of Albuquerque. Several reports of flooded roadways and yards in the Albuquerque foothills was received. The rainfall also quickly filled up in city's arroyos, and th…
Two men occupying the Embudo Arroyo were swept away from flood waters that occurred with a severe thunderstorm over the Albuquerque east side. One man was rescued with help from bystanders. The other man was unable to be rescued and was found dead in the urban catchment pond down…
An intense burst of rainfall dropped a quick one half inch to one inch of rainfall along with abundant hail in the Midtown area of Albuquerque. Six individuals occupying the urban flood control system were swept away. Five individuals were rescued but the sixth succumbed to flood…
An unidentified man was swept away in the Embudo Channel near Carlisle and Interstate 40. His body was later discovered at the terminus of the North Diversion Channel near Alameda.
Media reports indicated a man was swept away and died in fast moving water that filled the north diversion channel arroyo. Eye witness reports noted the man was outside the arroyo before somehow ending up in it and being swept away. Search and rescue attempts by the fire departme…
A 27-year old man was swept away by fast flowing water in the I-40 Channel. The man was walking in the arroyo with his brother near I-40 and Louisiana, when a rush of water swept the man off his feet. The man traveled west to the North Diversion Channel, then north to the Rio Gra…
Four people in the North Diversion Channel under Interstate 25 at Montgomery Blvd. were swept downstream by swift moving water from a nearby thunderstorm that was producing heavy rain. Three men were able to pull themselves out of the Channel, but a fourth male, Brandon Clifford …
Heavy rain measured to have ranged from 1 to 2 inches within one hour across the Albuquerque metro area caused major flash flooding. Underpasses and low lying intersections in downtown were inundated with deep floodwaters. An SUV and public transit bus were partially submerged un…
Golf ball sized hail accumulated 2 inches deep on the ground. Over 200 houses sustained significant damage including roof and window damage. Multiple vehicles were also dented and damaged by the large hail.
Heavy rain of 2 inches in 45 minutes swamped streets and dry arroyos across northern Albuquerque. Over 100 new automobiles on a dealer lot were flooded by rapidly rising water. Poor or clogged drainage was partially to blame for these losses.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A public weather station measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter estimated 50 to 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts in Rio Rancho alongside dime size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A Wunderground station near Petroglyph National Monument in western Albuquerque measured a 66 mph wind gust caused by a virga induced microburst.
Hail Hail
An NWS employee in Sedillo observed penny size hail from a strong thunderstorm.
Dust Devil Dust Devil
A traveler driving along I-25 in the San Felipe Pueblo area observed a large and intense dust devil.
Hail Hail
Quarter sized hail/graupel observed at the National Weather Service office.
Hail Hail
The Bernalillo County Sherriff Office reported the closure of I-40 at mile marker 140 west of Albuquerque to be closed from accumulating graupel/hail on the highway.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail reported by a former NWS Employee.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A NWS Employee reported flash flooding stretching from San Pedro Creek at NM 14 where the creek was out of its banks. Numerous spots along NM 14 between Cedar Crest and the county line were flooded with rocks and debris over the road, with the worst of it at Ponderosa Park near L…
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A post on social media showed flooded roadways in some neighborhoods on Kirtland Air Force Base. Time and location are an estimate based on radar and the photos in the social media post.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 58 mph wind gust was observed on the West Mesa of Albuquerque along the leading edge of a line of thunderstorms.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Local news media shared a video from a viewer of a landspout just north of Rio Bravo Blvd. west of the Rio Grande. The time and location estimated based on video and radar.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A slow-moving thunderstorm dropped an estimated 1 to 1.5 inches of rain in 20 minutes in the North Valley and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque neighborhood of Albuquerque. This resulted in flash flooding on the eastbound lanes of Paseo Del Norte at Rio Grande Blvd and on the westbound …
Hail Hail
A CoCoRaHS observer in Cedar Crest observed 2 inch hail from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
A spotter observed nickel size hail accumulations of 6 to 8 inches deep from a severe thunderstorm. The hail resulted in widespread damage to vegetation, homes, and vehicles.
Hail Hail
A CoCoRaHS observer a few miles east southeast of Sandia Park observed hail up to quarter size in diameter from a severe thunderstorm. The hail resulted in some minor leaf damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The ASOS at the Albuquerque Sunport measured a 65 mph wind gust from nearby severe thunderstorms.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain from slow moving severe thunderstorms resulted in severe flash flooding in the East Mountain communities of Cedar Crest, Tijeras and Sedillo. A 300 pound woodchipper was carried downstream on the normally dry Arroyo de San Antonio until becoming lodged in a tree. Video…
Hail Hail
Nickel to quarter size hail was observed at Sandia Park from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Penny to quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm was observed a few miles east of Sandia Park.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A convectively induced outflow gust that funneled through the Tijeras Canyon reached a peak gust of 66 mph. No lightning was observed at the Sunport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A convectively induced outflow gust that funneled through the Tijeras Canyon induced a severe wind gust of 59 mph. No lightning was observed at the Sunport.
Debris Flow Debris Flow
Debris flows were reported running off the South Fork burn scar in Ruidoso along Main Road at Bridge 2, over the roadway at Cedar Creek Dr. and Half Circle Dr., and from a mudslide in the Upper Canyon area from N. Loop Dr. to McDaniel Drive. There were no reports of injuries or f…
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported golf ball to baseball size hail from a severe thunderstorm. The hail resulted in tree, house and automobile damage.
Hail Hail
Several observers in Sandia Park observed hail ranging from 1/2 inch to half dollar size in Sandia Park along NM 14 from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
CoCoRaHS observers a few miles north of I-40 at Sedillo observed dime to nickel size hail from a strong to severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
A NWS employee in Sedillo just south of I-40 observed hail as large as nickel size from a strong to severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
A CoCoRaHS observer reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm near Isleta Pueblo. Additionally, the NMDOT camera on I-25 at Isleta Pueblo showers accumulating quarter size hail a few inches deep on the interstate.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flowing water with debris over State Highway 47. Peak depth at around half a foot to a foot. The flash flooding resulted in significant backup of traffic on the highway.
Hail Hail
Nickel size hail was observed in the Sawmill neighborhood of Albuquerque from a strong thunderstorm.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
City officials reported flash flooding near Lomas Blvd. and Central Ave. with several roadways in the area under high water.
Hail Hail
Video of broadcast media showed hailstones of a quarter to ping-pong ball size around Cottonwood Mall.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 33 | 2 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 1 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 28 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 1 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 25 | 0 |
| 2013 | 48 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010 | 21 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 18 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 |
| 2004 | 17 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 13 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 2 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 |
| 1969 | 3 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3 | 1 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 4 | 2 |
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