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Guadalupe County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
14
Tornado reports
160
Hail reports
26
Floods since 1996
251
All events
0
Deaths
$2.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Guadalupe County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 14 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.
Law enforcement and emergency management reported major flooding along El Rito Creek and at Power Dam. NM 91 was closed between mile markers 0 and 9. The El Rito Creek South Bridge was nearly topped. Large chunks of concrete from Power Dam were destroyed. A railroad bridge over E…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet station a few miles northeast of Vaughn measured a brief wet microburst induced 58 mph gust.
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Thunderstorm outflow gusting to 60 mph at the Thompson Cattle Ranch ZiaMet station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Personnel at the Santa Rosa Lake State Park estimated 50 to 60 mph wind gusts.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Workers looking east from a wind farm field team near Corona observed a brief tornado.
Hail Hail
A CoCoRaHS observer near Puerto de Luna observed nickel size hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A peak wind gust of 68 mph was measured by the AWOS at the Santa Rosa Route 66 Airport. This wind gust resulted in a large tree to be blown over in the downtown area.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rain from severe thunderstorms resulted in five inches of water on 8th Street near Eddy Avenue and 6 inches of water on Park Lake Drive in Santa Rosa, NM.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The AWOS at Santa Rosa airport measured a 75 mph wind gust from outflow winds caused by a severe thunderstorm a few miles east of the site.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flood waters reported over NM129 just north of I-40 at the Newkirk Gas Station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet station near Newkirk measured a severe thunderstorm wind gust of 67 mph.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Large accumulations of hail covering areas along I-40 combined with heavy rainfall resulted in rushing water over the roadways and drainages to overflow their banks.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported quarter size hail along I-40 near Newkirk. Heavy hail accumulations ended up covering the interstate and impacting travel.
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail was observed from a severe thunderstorm on U.S. Highway 84 east southeast of Puerto de Luna.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet station a few miles southeast of Vaughn measured a 61 mph wind gust as showers moved through the area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The mesonet station a few miles southeast of Vaughn measured a peak wind gust surpassing the limits of their instrumentation of 67 mph with another wind gust of 61 mph shortly thereafter as showers moved through the area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A public station along the Union Pacific Railroad east of Vaughn measured a wind gust of 60 mph as virga showers moved through the area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Thompson Cattle mesonet station measured a 62 mph wind gust as showers moved through the area.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter along U.S. Highway 84 5 miles east of Puerto De Luna observed quarter sized hail from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
A cooperative observer a mile south southeast of Dilia observed quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong winds from a severe thunderstorm broke one inch tree limbs and blew off house shingles a few miles east of Santa Rosa.
Hail Hail
A storm chaser travelling along Interstate 40 reported ping pong ball size hail from a severe storm moving east along the interstate.
Hail Hail
Local law enforcement reported a severe thunderstorm producing golf ball size hail in Santa Rosa.
Hail Hail
A local resident south of Santa Rosa reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm moving east.
Hail Hail
A CoCoRaHS observer reported pea to quarter size hail a few miles east southeast of Puerto De Luna. The storm produced hail accumulation depth of up to 4 inches in some places.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Santa Rosa Airport measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
A storm chaser reported flooding on secondary roads near I-40 west of Newkirk.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet station just southeast of Vaughn reported a 67 mph wind gust from a dry thunderstorm.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Flash flooding reported across Santa Rosa via NM State EOC and County EM. Extent of impacts and potential damages are unknown.
Hail Hail
One inch hail fell 4 miles south of Milagro in western Guadalupe County in association with a supercell. Hail accumulations of up to 3 inches occurred at that location.
Hail Hail
One inch hail accumulated and covered NM State Highway 219, three miles north-northeast of Pastura in central Guadalupe County.
Hail Hail
Three storm reports with hail between 1 to 1.75 inches covered U.S. Highway 54 from a second trailing supercell. Hail fell for around 20 minutes near Pastura in Guadalupe County.
Hail Hail
A supercell 5 miles south-southeast of Puerto De Luna in central Guadalupe County initially produced ping pong ball size hail, growing to 2 inch size hail 13 minutes later.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Storm chasers shared video of a brief tornado in a very remote area just north of Vaughn, NM.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Strong Wind Strong Wind
A trained spotter traveling on Interstate 40 near mile marker 286 near Santa Rosa reported that strong winds overturned a semi-truck. This was likely due to a microburst, and the nearby Santa Rosa AWOS was only reporting winds of 17 mph at the time of the accident. There was no i…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
An AWOS station in Santa Rosa measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter estimated a 60 mph wind gust from a severe thunderstorm near Anton Chico.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported one inch hail from a severe thunderstorm near Cuervo. The spotter also reported that the hail accumulated to about an inch deep, but impacts are known.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Heavy rainfall caused an arroyo near Dilia to overflow its banks. No damages are known.
Hail Hail
A storm chaser southeast of Vaughn reported nickel size hail from a strong thunderstorm tracking southward through the area.
Hail Hail
Multiple sources in Dilia reported nickel to quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm tracking southward through the area. One resident of Dilia reported that the hail broke their skylight. Damages are estimated for the loss of the skylight.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter near Milagro reported penny to quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm tracking southeastward through the area.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported penny size hail from a strong thunderstorm tracking eastward near Vaughn.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter near Newkirk measured a 68 mph wind gust associated with an outflow boundary from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter estimated nickel size hail from a strong thunderstorm near Vaughn. A travel camera indicated that hail had accumulated along U.S. Highway 285, but no impacts were reported.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A 58 mph wind gust was measured in Santa Rosa as a severe thunderstorm moved through the area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A semi trailer was blown over from thunderstorm winds 6 miles west of Santa Rosa. The airport in Santa Rosa reported a peak wind gust up to 60 mph around the time of the incident. Damage amounts are estimated for an overturned semi trailer with unknown contents.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Santa Rosa AWOS measured a 61 mph wind gust as a broken line of thunderstorms moved southeast through the area.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 3 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 6 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 14 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 1 |
| 1978 | 4 | 1 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1956 | 1 | 1 |
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