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Northern Sangre De Cristo Mountains County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2019 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
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All events
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Deaths
$2.5M
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.
The weather station at Taos Ski Valley measured about twelve hours of wind speeds in excess of 58 mph with a peak wind gust of 103 mph. These high winds resulted in significant tree damage across Taos Ski Valley with numerous trees downed and splintered. A couple hundred acres of…
Drought Drought
Extreme drought persisted over the entire zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought expanded to a majority of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced to the eastern half of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Highline Ridge station within Taos Ski Valley recorded a 58 mph wind gust.
High Wind High Wind
A public weather station at Highline Ridge in Taos Ski Valley measured a peak high wind gust of 64 mph.
High Wind High Wind
Taos Ski Valley weather stations at Kachina Peak and Highline Ridge measured high wind gusts of 84 mph and 71 mph respectively. Additionally, these stations measured high sustained winds of 42 and 41 mph respectively between 5 am and 8 am MST. One to two inches of snow was observ…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Taos Ski Valley observed 13 inches of snowfall. Nearby, the Taos Powderhorn SNOTEL observed an estimated 10 inches of snowfall.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Taos Ski Valley observed 13 inches of snowfall. An estimated 5 to 10 inches of snowfall was observed across the rest of the zone.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The Taos Powderhorn SNOTEL measured an estimated total of 24 inches of snow. Snow totals elsewhere in the zone ranged between 9 to 22 inches. The town of Red River lost power due to the heavy snow all day on May 6th.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A weather station at Kachina Peak in Taos Ski Valley measured peak wind gusts of 81 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The weather station at Kachina Peak in Taos Ski Valley observed a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The SNOTEL site at Taos Pueblo observed an estimated 10 inches of snowfall.
High Wind High Wind
A weather station at Kachina Peak in Taos Ski Valley observed peak wind gusts of 69 mph.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced to the southern tier of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Taos Ski Valley at Kachina Peak measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Taos Ski Valley Kachina Peak station saw a peak gust of 78 mph, while their Highline Ridge station also saw a gust to 60 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer on the western edge of the zone near Arroyo Seco measured 17.5 inches of snowfall. Snowfall amounts ranged between 10 to 15 inches from ski areas and SNOTEL sites in the zone.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Apparent temperatures as low as -28 degrees were observed within the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A weather station on Kachina Peak in Taos Ski Valley observed high wind gusts up to 60 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
An estimated 22 inches of snow was observed at the Taos Powderhorn SNOTEL. Ski resorts and SNOTEL sites in the zone observed between 1 to 2 feet of snow.
High Wind High Wind
The public station at Kachina Peak in Taos Ski Valley measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The public weather station at Kachina Peak in Taos Ski Valley measured a peak wind gust of 76 mph during a Pacific cold front passage.
High Wind High Wind
The public weather station on Kachina Peak at Taos Ski Valley observed a peak wind gust of 69 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Taos Ski Valley reported 13 inches of snowfall. Surrounding reports in the forecast zone ranged from 3 to 8 inches.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Taos Ski Valley measured 40 inches of snow during this timeframe. Five to 25 inches of snow fell elsewhere in the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Red River ski area observed 10 inches of snowfall during the time period.
High Wind High Wind
A public weather station at Kachina Peak in Taos Ski Valley observed a peak wind gust of 69 mph at 21:00 MST on March 2nd.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was removed from the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Taos Ski reported 12 inches of new snow. Lighter amounts of 3 inches were reported elsewhere in the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Taos Ski Valley measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph at Kachina Peak.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Taos Ski Valley measured 10 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Taos Ski Valley area reported amounts ranging from 27 to 33 inches of snow within their area. Other reports across the zone ranged from 14 to 22 inches of snow.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across the western edge of the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Taos Ski area and SNOTELs nearby Taos Ski area measured 12 to 14 inches of snow. Three to ten inches of snow were reported elsewhere across the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer reported 12.2 inches along U.S. 64 east of Taos. The Red River Ski area reported 10 inches. Difficult driving was reported throughout the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across the zone, despite receiving some beneficial snowfall from several winter storms.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Taos Pueblo SNOTEL measured 10 inches of snow. Other snow amounts ranged from 6 to 9 inches across the zone.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Taos Ski Valley measured a peak wind gust of 81 mph at Kachina Peak. This station regularly saw wind gusts over 60 mph during April 3rd and 4th.
High Wind High Wind
The Taos Ski Valley reported a peak wind gust of 69 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow impacted the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. There was a 12 inch report from Kachina Peak by the Taos Ski Valley. There we two other reports of 8 inches in the central area of the zone. Difficult to severe winter driving conditions were also relayed by the NM Emer…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow impacted the zone, highlighted by an estimated 21 inches of snow at the Taos Powderhorn SNOTEL. There were various reports of 7 to 18 inches of snow across the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A public weather station at Kachina Peak measured a peak gust of 71 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Taos Ski Valley measured 10 inches of snow. There were various other reports of 3 to 7 inches from Red River to Taos Ski Valley.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Road and school closures reported in Taos from winter storm.
Avalanche Avalanche
Deputy County Manager Jason Silva relayed an avalanche report within the Taos Ski Valley on Upper Twining Road. The avalanche crossed Rubezahl Trail and Lake Fork River bringing a reported 10 to 12 feet of snow. Taos Ski Valley reported houses and people were safe.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow impacted the high terrain of the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains where there was a report of 16 inches of snow in Red River. There were various other reports of 8 to 10 inches of snow across the zone.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
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