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Estancia Valley 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
205
All events
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Deaths
$1.2M
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.
The combination of heavy snow and strong winds resulted in severe driving conditions along Interstate 40 east of Moriarty for several hours on March 24. The poor conditions led to a major accident involving multiple vehicles 10 miles east of Moriarty along Interstate 40. Thirty-n…
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced to nearly all of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained persistent over the entire zone.
High Wind High Wind
The AWOS at Moriarty Municipal Airport measured a brief high wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained persistent over the entire zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was introduced to the western third of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were removed from the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across a majority of the zone, outside of the far southern portion.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across a majority of the zone while being removed from the far southern portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted across the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted across the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A public weather station in Estancia measured a 59 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
Two public weather stations near Estancia measured peak wind gusts of 61 and 60 mph, respectively.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer in Moriarty measured 7.9 inches of snowfall. Slick roads from the snow caused several multi vehicle accidents closing down sections of I-40 in the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A CWOP station in Estancia observed a wind gust of 64 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Estancia CWOP station measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
The Estancia Police Department reported widespread blowing dust resulted in near zero visibility in Estancia. The NM DOT closed a portion of I-40 at Moriarty due to near zero visibility from blowing dust as well.
High Wind High Wind
The Three Pine Ranch public weather station measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Estancia mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Estancia FW3653 CWOP mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were introduced to the entire zone.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Apparent temperatures as low as -27 degrees were observed within the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer just west-southwest of Estancia measured 28 inches of snow. Generally, 14 to 15 inches was observed in Moriarty and Estancia. Heavy snow and low visibility resulted in a massive backup on I-40 that stretched across this zone. Motorists were stuck for over 12 h…
Drought Drought
Severe drought was removed from the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the northern half of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A wunderground station near Estancia observed a wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the northern half of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the northern part of the zone. Extreme drought was removed.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station just southwest of Estancia measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph. The Moriarty Airport also measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A public weather station near Stanley measured high sustained winds peaking at 41 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions persisted across the northern portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions persisted across the northern half of the zone.
Drought Drought
Beneficial snowfall from several winter storms allowed severe and extreme drought conditions to be contracted to northern and central parts of the zone with moderate drought conditions now in the southwest part of the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Moriarty COOP observer reported 5.4 inches of snow in town. Lighter amounts of 2 to 4 inches were reported from Estancia to Moriarty.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm November resulted in the introduction of extreme drought in the northern tier of the zone and persistence of severe drought elsewhere in the zone.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.
Drought Drought
A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the expansion of severe drought conditions to the entire zone.
Drought Drought
A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the eastward expansion of severe drought conditions into the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The FW4218 CWOP station near Estancia measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph, likely enhanced by virga.
High Wind High Wind
A public weather station measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
The Echo Ridge fire started as a grassfire and quickly spread south of Moriarty to the Echo Ridge community. The Torrance County emergency manager requested the National Weather Service to issue a fire warning for people within the community to evacuate. Unfortunately the fire st…
High Wind High Wind
The FW3653 Estancia mesonet station reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph. Wind damage was also reported in Estancia with a shed being blown over, and three inch tree limbs broken.
High Wind High Wind
The Estancia CWOP mesonet measured a peak wind gust of 85 mph.
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A trained spotter reported trees down from high winds along State Highway 41 just south of Moriarty.
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A local news media station shared a report of a train derailment near mile marker 231 along U.S. Highway 60 just east of Willard, NM. State police said one of twent-six cars derailed.
High Wind High Wind
The CWOP station FW3653 in Estancia measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from July 2022 improved to moderate drought conditions in August.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from June 2022 improved to severe drought in July.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from May 2022 continued in June.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from April 2022 continued in May.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 18 | 0 |
| 2012 | 19 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
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