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Hidalgo County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1961 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
3
Tornado reports
17
Hail reports
8
Floods since 1996
70
All events
1
Deaths
$88K
Property damage
Tornado paths in Hidalgo County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 3 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.
Power was out in Lordsburg area for over 30 hours. The wind created a dust storm with near zero visibility west of Lordsburg near mile marker 6 which caused a 2015 Dodge truck towing a travel trailer to rear end an 18 wheeler which had slowed down due to the conditions. One woman…
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An NMDOT Mesonet site at mile marker 7 recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.
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A mesonet site on Interstate 10 near mile marker 11 recorded a peak gust of 80 mph.
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The Emergency Manager reported flash flooding on Interstate 10 westbound where water was running across the lanes.
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A NMDOT site on the Lordsburg Playa recorded a peak wind gust of 71 mph.
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The Mesonet station at mile marker 12 along Interstate 10 recorded a peak gust of 65 mph.
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A peak gust of 63 mph was reported at the Lordsburg Airport.
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A Mesonet station on the Lordsburg Playa near mile marker 7 reported a peak gust of 67 mph. Several other stations on the playa reported gusts of 60 to 65 mph.
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The Hachita Valley RAWS station recorded a peak gust of 72 mph.
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A Mesonet station on the Lordsburg Playa near mile marker 13 recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph.
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An NMDOT Mesonet station near mile post 7 on Interstate 10 recorded a peak gust of 68 mph.
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An NMDOT site on the Lordsburg Playa recorded a peak gust of 61 mph which created areas of blowing dust reducing visibilities to under a half mile.
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A highway department weather sensor recorded a 60 mph gust about 9 miles east-northeast of Road Forks along Interstate 10.
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Report from Mesonet station on the Lordsburg Playa at mile marker 13.
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Mesonet station at mile post 12 on Interstate 10.
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Mesonet station at mile marker 11 on Interstate 10.
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Mile post 7 Mesonet site on Interstate 10.
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Chiricahua Desert Museum Mesonet site.
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Occurred at mile marker 12 on Interstate 10.
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New Mexico DOT site located west of Lordsburg. Some blowing dust was also reported in the vicinity.
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New Mexico DOT mesonet site located 5 miles northeast of Road Forks.
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Recorded at a New Mexico DOT site 6 miles northeast of Road Forks.
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Recorded at a New Mexico DOT site located 4 miles northeast of Road Forks.
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The public captured a photo of a well-developed funnel cloud north of Rodeo, NM just east of Highway 80. No debris is seen at the base and no damage reported.
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Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A total of 3.60 inches of rain was reported about 3 miles southeast of Animas.
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Dirt roads were washed out just to the southeast of Animas.
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About 20 power poles were down between Animas and Rodeo. Power was out for over 36 hours in these areas.
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A wind gust blew a power line down in Lordsburg on South Main Street.
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A wind gust was estimated at 60 mph along with low visibility from blowing dust.
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A landspout tornado was photographed just northwest of Lordsburg. No damage was reported and no survey was done to rate the tornado. Location and path are approximate based on photographer location.
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Power poles down in Animas.
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Highway 92 had wash outs from mile marker 0 to mile marker 11.
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
A CoCoRaHS Observer reported 4.17 inches of precipitation from the 16th through early on the 19th.
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A spotter in Cloverdale reported a total of 4.31 inches of rain between the 17th and early on the 19th. There was some localized road flooding in the town of Cloverdale.
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The Hidalgo County Sheriff reported major flooding in Lordsburg. Four to five feet of standing water were reported at the Interstate 10 under passes near Motel Drive at both the east and west ends of Lordsburg. A vehicle extraction was also performed at the Highway 70 underpass. …
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A trained spotter reported wind took down an 8 inch diameter tree.
Hail Hail
Trained spotters reported golf ball size hail and damage to crops and trees. There was also a broken house window.
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Pea to nickel sized hail covered the ground.
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Highway 92 was impassable due to flooded washes.
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Hail Hail
Downburst winds gusting to an estimated 80 mph drove a large amount of quarter size hail into the sides of buildings on the Midbar Ranch. All screens on the windward side were destroyed. Bark was stripped from trees on the windward side of trunks. Tall grass was stripped to near …
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Nickel size hail covered the ground on a ranch north of Animas.
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Dime to golf ball size hail was reported by a U.S. Customs agent at the checkpoint in Antelope Wells.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 1 |
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