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Espanola Valley County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2020 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
61
All events
0
Deaths
$610K
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.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Riverside Fire began near Espanola, NM near the Santa Claran Hotel within the Santa Clara Pueblo. The fire grew to 44 acres destroying 5 structures, including one single-wide trailer, one home, one recreational vehicle, and two sheds. No injuries or fatalities were reported. …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer near Abiquiu measured 5.5 inches of snowfall.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions persisted across the western portion the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions persisted across the western portion the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions persisted across the western portion the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought persisted across the western portion the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced to the entire zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer at Abiquiu observed 12 inches of snow. Elsewhere in the zone, 8 inches of snow was observed at Abiquiu Reservoir and 3 to 6 inches of snow was observed at Espanola.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were removed from the far northwest portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted across the far northwest portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the far northwest portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought coverage was reduced to the far northwest part of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the vast majority of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the vast majority of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A public report shared by broadcast media showed an isolated 16 inches of snow in Chamisal, NM. Two to 4.3 inches of snow fell elsewhere across the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Two CoCoRaHS stations near Abiquiu reported 6 and 8.5 inches. Other amounts ranged from 2 to 4.8 inches elsewhere in the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across the zone.
Drought Drought
Beneficial precipitation from several winter storms allowed extreme drought conditions to improve to severe drought conditions.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS station measured 8 inches of snow near Abiquiu Lake. Another CoCoRaHS station measured 5.8 inches near La Madera with two other stations between 3 and 3.5 inches further south in the zone.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of extreme drought to the vast majority of the zone.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in most of the zone and extreme drought in the western part of the zone.
Drought Drought
A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the persistence of severe drought in most of the zone and extreme drought in the far western part of the zone.
Drought Drought
A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the eastward expansion of severe drought conditions and extreme drought conditions in the far western part of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from June 2022 improved to moderate drought in July.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from May 2022 improved to severe drought conditions in June.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from April 2022 continued in May.
High Wind High Wind
A RAWS station northwest of Espanola measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph. The emergency manager reported that the high winds downed a chicken house near Pojoaque Pueblo. Damages are a rough estimate.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from February 2022 continued in March.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer near La Madera measured 11.4 inches of snow.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from January 2022 continued in February.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from December 2021 continued in January 2022.
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Strong winds estimated at 45 to 50 mph snapped a transmission pole in two places at the Rio Grande crossing, resulting in a power outage at San Ildefonso Pueblo. Damages are estimated.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from November 2021 continued in December.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from October 2021 continued in November.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from September 2021 continued in October.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from August 2021 continued in September.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from July 2021 improved in August with extreme drought conditions across the area.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from June 2021 continued in July.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from May 2021 continued in June.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from April 2021 continued in May.
Wildfire Wildfire
The 140 Fire near Abiquiu burned an estimated thirty acres over the course of about twelve days. One garage and one well house were burned, and two houses were damaged. Damages are estimated for the four structures affected by the fire.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from March 2021 continued in April.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from February 2021 continued in March.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell in the Espanola Valley over the three day event with the heaviest snow in the area observed on February 16th and 17th. By the morning of February 17th, a CoCoRaHS observer near Canones measured 6.1 inches of snow.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from January 2021 continued in February.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from December 2020 continued in January 2021.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
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