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Far Northeast Highlands 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
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
347
All events
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Deaths
$676K
Property damage
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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.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was expanded to nearly all of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought persisted over the northern two-thirds zone while severe drought remained over the southern third of the zone.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Crow Creek Wildfire was discovered in the afternoon of April 29th near NM Highway 445 north of Maxwell. The fire quickly grew to an estimated 1,200 acres making wind-driven runs north toward U.S. Highway 64, closing the highway between Colfax Tavern and Raton Municipal Airpor…
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced over the northern two-thirds zone while severe drought remained over the southern third of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The KRTN ASOS measured a peak gust of 81 mph. High sustained winds also reached 46 mph during this timeframe.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Helen Wildfire ignited during the afternoon of March 3rd, quickly growing to over 1,000 acres on private land in Mora County west of Wagon Mound, NM. While NM 120 was temporarily closed to allow firefighters access to the wildfire, there were no other reports of damage, fatal…
Drought Drought
Severe drought was introduced to the northern half of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The KRTN ASOS measured high wind gusts peaking at 79 mph and high sustained winds reaching 56 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The ASOS at Raton Crews Airport measured high wind gusts peaking at 72 mph as well as high sustained winds of 43 mph.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
A mesonet station in Raton observed a minimum wind chill of 21 below zero. Elsewhere in the zone, the ASOS at Raton Crews Municipal Airport observed a minimum wind chill of 19 below zero.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The Raton ASOS measured wind chills falling as low as -19F.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer in Miami, NM observed an average snowfall of 6 inches and a CoCoRaHS observer in Raton observed an average snowfall of 5 inches.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was removed from the entire zone.
High Wind High Wind
Raton Crews Municipal Airport measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Crews Regional Airport measured peak wind gusts of 73 mph and peak sustained winds of 47 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter in Wagon Mound measured 10 inches of snowfall. Slick roads from snow resulted in severe driving conditions on I-25 in the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Las Vegas Municipal Airport measured peak wind gusts of 69 mph and peak sustained winds of 47 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought expanded to a majority of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A brief wind gust of 59 mph was observed at Raton Crews Airport.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.
High Wind High Wind
NM State Police reported two tractor trailers being flipped over at milepost 391 and 393 along I-25 from high wind gusts. I-25 was subsequently closed from milepost 347 to the CO border after these accidents. There are no reports of injuries or fatalities.
Wildfire Wildfire
High winds and elevated fire weather conditions resulted in a downed utility line on private land in Mora County east of I-25 and south of Wagon Mound that resulted in a fast moving wildfire. Discovered at 12:05pm local time, the Mogote Hill fire quickly raced east-southeastward …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Miami CoCoRaHS measured 12.3 inches of snow. Amounts elsewhere in the zone ranged from 2 to 8 inches.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport ASOS measured a high sustained wind speed of 41 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 61 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport ASOS station measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were introduced to the far southern portion of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
High wind gusts of up to 60 mph were observed at the Raton Crews Municipal Airport.
High Wind High Wind
A personal wunderground station at Upper Heck measured a high wind gust of 64 mph.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Apparent temperatures as low as -35 degrees were observed within the zone.
High Wind High Wind
Peak wind gusts of up to 69 mph were observed at Raton Crew Airport. These high winds resulted in near ground blizzard conditions and the resultant closure of U.S. 56 from Springer to Clayton.
High Wind High Wind
Raton Crews Municipal Airport observed high wind gusts up to 74 mph. Additionally, peak sustained winds of 45 mph were observed at the site during this time.
High Wind High Wind
Raton Crews Municipal Airport observed a brief high wind gust of 59 mph.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Raton Crews Municipal Airport reported snow and blowing snow during the day November 7th resulting in near blizzard conditions. Wind gusts of up to 39 mph were briefly observed for less than three hours. Additionally, visibility dropped to less than 0.25 miles at times. These con…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter in Cimmaron observed 26 inches of snow. Generally, 18 to 24 inches of snow was observed in the zone. Heavy snow and poor visibility resulted in the closure of I-25 in the zone and U.S. 56 at Springer through the zone from November 7th through the early morning h…
Drought Drought
Severe drought was removed from the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Municipal Airport measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 59 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the southern quarter of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport ASOS observed a peak wind gust of 63 mph. The station also observed sustained winds as high as 43 mph during the time period. A 59 mph wind gust was also observed at a wunderground station at Philmont Scout Ranch Logistics.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the southern quarter of the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A spotter just south of Cimarron reported 8 inches of snowfall.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Municipal Airport observed a peak wind gust of 66 mph at 00:46 MST. Additionally, a wunderground station at Maxwell observed a peak wind gust of 64 mph at 8:49 MST.
Drought Drought
Severe drought remained across the southern quarter of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport measured a peak gust of 61 mph. A public weather station in Maxwell also measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 14:24 MST.
High Wind High Wind
The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak gusts of 67 mph. Wind gusts regularly surpassed 58 mph during this time.
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted across the southern quarter of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
NM State Police relayed a report of high winds blowing snow and causing snow drifts across portions of I-25 from the mile markers 366 to 412, or from Fort Union to Springer. Due to the isolated ground blizzard conditions, this section of I-25 was closed near 10am MST. Snow drifts…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 21 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 27 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 0 |
| 2018 | 24 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 |
| 2012 | 26 | 0 |
| 2011 | 27 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
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