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Eastern San Miguel County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2009 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
152
All events
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Deaths
$10K
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced to a central swath of the zone with severe drought persistent elsewhere.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Trigg Wildfire was discovered during the evening of May 21st in far eastern San Miguel County with an unknown cause. The fire burned an estimated 2,000 acres northwest of Conchas Lake with no reported damages through May 25th.
Drought Drought
Severe drought expanded to the entire zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought expanded across the eastern half of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was introduced to the southeastern portion of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A public weather station at Conchas Lake measured high wind gusts peaking at 65 mph.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Leche Wildfire ignited on a mesa in extreme remote section of far eastern San Miguel County. It quickly grew to 3,366 acres, causing no know damage or disruptions.
High Wind High Wind
A wunderground station near Conchas Lake observed peak wind gusts of 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Harbor Court public weather station at Conchas Lake measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
A Conchas Dam COOP observer reported less than one-quarter mile visibility with very strong wind gusts.
High Wind High Wind
The Harbor Court public weather station near Conchas Lake measured a peak gust of 69 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Cedar Drive NMCONCH1 public weather station measured a high sustained wind speed of 47 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer a few miles south of Mosquero observed 6.2 inches of snow. NM Roads reported severe driving conditions due to snow and blowing snow on State Highway 104 and 419 in the Trementina and Garita area on November 7th.
High Wind High Wind
A wunderground station just south of Conchas Lake observed a wind gust of 59 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the western portion of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A wunderground weather station just south of Conchas Lake observed a wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A public weather station at the Conchas Dam measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the western portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted across the western portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted across the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across the zone, despite receiving some beneficial precipitation from several winter storms.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions to the entirety of the zone.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm October resulted in the eastward expansion of severe drought conditions in the southern part of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from September 2022 improved to moderate drought through October.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from July 2022 improved to severe drought conditions areawide in August.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from June 2022 improved to severe to extreme drought in July.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from May 2022 improved to extreme drought conditions in June.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from April 2022 worsened in May with widespread excpetional drought conditions.
High Wind High Wind
A trained spotter near Maes estimated peak wind gusts of 70 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread extreme drought conditions developing.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from February 2022 continued in March.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from January 2022 continued in February.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter east-southeast of Maes measured seven inches of new snow.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from December 2021 continued in January 2022.
High Wind High Wind
A trained spotter near Bell Ranch estimated wind gusts of at least 60 mph in the area. No damages were reported.
High Wind High Wind
Trained spotters near Conchas Dam and Bell Ranch estimated wind gusts to 60 mph across eastern San Miguel County. The observer near Bell Ranch reported blowing dust associated with the wind, but no damage.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions developed over eastern San Miguel County in December 2021.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from June 2021 improved in July with abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions across the area.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from May 2021 improved in June with moderate to severe drought conditions across the area.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from April 2021 continued in May.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2021 continued in April.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from February 2021 improved slightly in March with eastern portions of the area improving to severe drought.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from January 2021 continued in February.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from December 2020 continued in January 2021.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from November 2020 continued in December.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from October 2020 continued in November.
Blizzard Blizzard
The combination of snow and strong north winds resulted in considerable blowing and drifting snow with low visibility over eastern San Miguel County. Snow drifts of one to three feet were reported over parts of the area.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Various stations across eastern San Miguel County reported between 10 and 20 inches of snow. Blizzard-like conditions began on the morning of the 28th as strong north winds produced considerable blowing and drifting snow. Conchas Dam and Mosquero reported two daily record snowfal…
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from September 2020 worsened to extreme drought across the area in October.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
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