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Lowlands of the Bootheel County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2012 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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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.
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The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought remained in place for all areas except the far west where Moderate(D1) drought continued. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer received 0.05 inches of precipitation which was 0.66 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The far western portion of the zone remained in Moderate(D1) drought, but the remainder of the zone stayed in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells reported 0.62 inches of precipitation which was 0.38 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued through the month for all areas of the zone except the far west where Moderate(D1) drought remained in place. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer had no precipitation which was 0.15 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The far western portion of the zone remained in Moderate(D1) drought while the remainder of the zone continued in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells received 0.87 inches of precipitation which was 0.50 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued for all areas except the far west where Moderate(D1) drought continued. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.13 inches of precipitation which was 0.30 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought with the far west improving to Moderate(D1) drought by the end of the month. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 1.13 inches of precipitation which was 0.28 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued across the zone in December. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.08 inches of precipitation which was 0.98 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The month started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought but improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells reported 1 inch of precipitation which was 0.19 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The northwest portion of the zone started the month in Exceptional(D4) drought with the southeast in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer recorded 0.85 inches of precipitation which was 0…
Drought Drought
The northwest half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought and the southeast half in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 3.73 inches of precipitation which was 2.08 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The zone started August with Exceptional(D4) drought across the entire area. By the end of the month, the NW half of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought while the southeast half improved to Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer received 1.39 inches…
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought in July. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 1.49 inches of precipitation which was 1.65 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought during the month of June. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells received 1.16 inches of precipitation which was 0.45 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The zone started May with Exceptional(D4) drought over the north and Extreme(D3) drought across the south. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Exceptional(D4) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported no precipitation which was 0.24 inches below normal…
Drought Drought
The month started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought and by the end of the month the northern half of the zone was placed in Exceptional(D4) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells received no precipitation which was 0.15 inches below normal.
High Wind High Wind
The Hachita Valley RAWS and a CWOP site in Animas both recorded peak gusts of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Hachita Valley Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of March. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells recorded only 0.02 inches of precipitation which was 0.35 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The month started out with the western half of the zone in Severe(D2) drought and the east in Extreme(D3) drought. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Extreme(D3) drought. There was no precipitation at the Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer which was 0.43 inches belo…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill values dropped to 1 below zero around Hachita.
Drought Drought
The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the west remained in Severe(D2) drought.
Drought Drought
The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought and the west in Severe(D2) drought for the entire month. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells had no precipitation which was 1.06 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued in the eastern half of the zone and Severe(D2) drought in the west. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.67 inches of precipitation which was 0.14 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued over the east and Severe(D2) over the west throughout the month of October. There was no precipitation in Antelope Wells when the monthly average rainfall is 0.73 inches.
Drought Drought
No change in drought conditions for September with the eastern half of the zone remaining in Extreme(D3) drought and the west in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells reported 0.55 inches of precipitation which was 1.10 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The eastern portion of the area remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the west remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells reported 1.48 inches of precipitation which was 0.81 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought while the northwest remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 2.32 inches of precipitation which was 0.82 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The eastern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought and improving to Severe(D2) drought across the northwest. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells recorded 1.85 inches of precipitation which was 1.14 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The eastern half of the zone was in Extreme(D3) drought while the northwest continued to be in Severe(D2) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer received no precipitation which was 0.24 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
April started with the entire zone in Extreme(D3) drought, but by the end of the month, the northwest portion had improved to Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells reported 0.48 inches of precipitation which was 0.33 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued throughout the month. The Cooperative Observer in Antelope Wells reported 0.19 inches of precipitation which was 0.18 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The northeast portion of the zone started in Exceptional(D4) drought with Extreme(D3) elsewhere. The entire zone finished the month in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.72 inches of precipitation which was 0.29 inches above normal.
High Wind High Wind
The Hachita Valley RAWS recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.
Drought Drought
The northeast portion of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought with Extreme(D3) drought elsewhere. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.30 inches of precipitation, which was 0.55 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Exceptional(D4) drought continued in the northeast part of the zone with the remainder of the zone in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.40 inches of precipitation which was 0.66 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The northeast portion of the zone remained in Exceptional(D4) drought through November with Extreme(D3) drought elsewhere. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells recorded 0.02 inches of precipitation which was 0.79 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Exceptional(D4) drought continued over the northeast portion of the zone while the remainder of the zone continued to be in Extreme(D3) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 0.75 inches of precipitation which was 0.02 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The zone started September in Severe(D2) drought, by the end of the month, the northeast was in Exceptional(D4) drought with Extreme(D3) drought elsewhere. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported just 0.33 inches of precipitation which was 1.32 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone went from Abnormally Dry(D0) drought to Severe(D2) drought on August 22nd. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells recorded 0.45 inches of precipitation which was 1.84 inches below normal.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The average temperature at the Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer station was 84.6 degrees which was only 0.3 degrees cooler than the record set in 2003.
High Wind High Wind
The Hachita Valley RAWS recorded a peak gust of 73 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Hachita Valley RAWS recorded a peak gust of 74 mph. The Chiricahua Desert Museum recorded a peak gust of 62 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Hachita Valley RAWS reported a peak gust of 66 mph.
Drought Drought
The central portion of the zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought with Moderate(D1) drought elsewhere. On the 29th, the entire zone was put into Moderate(D1) drought.
Drought Drought
The central portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of October. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 1 inch of precipitation which was 0.27 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The central portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month while the remainder of the zone was in Moderate(D1) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 1.10 inches of precipitation which was 0.55 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The central portion of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the northwest and southeast areas remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Observer reported 6.18 inches of precipitation which was 3.89 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
All areas except the far southeast part of the zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of July, the northwest and southeast sections of the zone were in Moderate(D1) drought while the central area remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Antelope Wells Cooperative Obs…
Drought Drought
The month started with Extreme(D3) drought over the northern half of the zone and Moderate(D1) drought over the southeast. By the end of June, Severe(D2) drought was present across all of the zone except the southeast which remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Antelope Wells Coo…
Drought Drought
The month started with all areas except the southeast in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, Extreme(D3) drought moved into the north but improved to the southeast where it remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cooperative Observer at Antelope Wells received no rainfall …
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
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