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Roosevelt 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.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
226
All events
2
Deaths
$101.2M
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
An infant and a toddler were left in a hot car for nearly 90 minutes in Portales, NM while temperatures outside were in the middle 90s. The infant died at a nearby hospital and the other is in critical condition at a hospital in Lubbock, TX.
New Mexico State Police reported that a well-known radio personality and civic leader died after a car crash south of Portales. The preliminary investigation showed a vehicle driven by 45-year-old Stephen Rooney of Portales encountered ice on the roadway and collided with a tree.…
Heavy snow and high winds paralyzed the entire county through the 30th. A peak gust to 67 mph was reported at Melrose Range. Snowfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches were reported across the county. Drifts of 6 to 10 feet were common. Numerous motorists were stranded including rescue v…
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was removed from the zone with severe drought persisting across the entire zone.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Range Fire was reported in a remote area of northwestern Roosevelt County with its cause unknown, burning west-southwest of Melrose. It burned a reported 2,817 acres according to the WatchDuty webpage with no reported damage.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced to a portion of the zone, while severe drought persisted elsewhere.
High Wind High Wind
The West Texas Mesonet station near Dora measured high wind gusts up to 64 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was introduced to the entire zone.
High Wind High Wind
A West Texas Mesonet station 2 miles southwest of Dora measured peak wind gusts of 69 mph and high sustained winds of 55 mph. A RAWS and mesonet station on Melrose Range measured high wind gusts up to 62 mph and high sustained winds of 48 mph.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
The Ziamet station at Dora observed a minimum wind chill of 18 below zero. Elsewhere in the zone, the mesonet station at Melrose Range observed a minimum wind chill of 15 below zero and the Roosevelt SWCD mesonet station observed a minimum wind chill of 11 below zero.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer 14.4 miles south of Causey measured 6 inches of snowfall. Elsewhere in the zone, another CoCoRaHS observer 5.7 miles west of Elida measured 4.6 inches of snowfall.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was removed from the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Melrose Range RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Blowing dust resulting in visibility under a quarter mile resulted in schools in Elida, NM being dismissed early.
High Wind High Wind
The Melrose Gunnery Range AWOS measured a peak gust of 70 mph. High wind gusts caused damage to multiple sheds and outbuildings, blew off a roof to a barn at the intersection of South Roosevelt Road Q and South Roosevelt Road 8, and snapped utility poles at NM Highway 236 and Sou…
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Dust storm reducing visibility to less than one quarter of a mile along New Mexico State Highway 236.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Portales City Emergency Manager confirmed satellite and radar imagery of a wildfire roughly 6 miles west of Milnesand. This fire quickly grew to an estimated 4,000 to 4,500 acres, proppelled by high winds gusting to 60 mph. One structure was destroyed with one evacuation taki…
High Wind High Wind
The Melrose Gunnery AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions were introduced to southwestern areas of the zone.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Apparent temperatures as low as -14 degrees were observed within the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The West Texas Mesonet station in Dora observed high wind gusts peaking at 59 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer in Portales measured 6 inches of snowfall. Slick and severe driving conditions from snow resulted in the closure of U.S. 60 in the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 58 mph was observed at the Roosevelt SWCD, Dora, and Melrose Gun Range, respectively.
High Wind High Wind
The Roosevelt SWCD mesonet measured a peak gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station just north of Portales measured a peak gust of 58 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter just southwest of Portales reported 7 inches of snow. Other reports across the county ranged from 3 to 6 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was removed from a majority of the zone.
Drought Drought
Severe drought persisted across the western half of the zone.
Drought Drought
Beneficial precipitation from several winter storms allowed severe drought conditions to be contracted to the western and central parts of the zone with moderate drought conditions elsewhere.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions over the western two-thirds of the zone.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm October resulted in the northeastward expansion of severe drought conditions into western and central parts of the zone.
Drought Drought
Modest precipitation through the month of September allowed for the removal of extreme drought conditions. Severe drought conditions were also reduced to the western half of the county.
Drought Drought
A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the northward expansion of severe drought conditions and introduction of extreme drought conditions in the western portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Regular rounds of thunderstorms through the month of June improved the last remaining area of severe drought.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions improved in Roosevelt County during the month of May with the removal of extreme drought conditions. A small area of severe drought conditions persisted in the northern section of the county.
High Wind High Wind
The Dora 2SW Texas mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph. Several other stations reported wind gusts of 64 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through April 2023. A very small area of extreme drought was introduced in the counties far southwestern and southeastern corners.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through March 2023.
High Wind High Wind
The Dora mesonet station 2 miles southwest of Dora measured a peak wind gust of 84 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Melrose Gunnery RAWS station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The West Texas Mesonet station 2 miles southwest of Dora measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station south of Portales reported a peak gust of 65 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station near Portales reported a peak gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through February 2023.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow impacted Roosevelt County where A COOP observer in Portales measured 8 inches of snow. There were various reports of 3 to 4 inches of snow.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through January 2023.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through December.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Various sources including public reports and CoCoRaHS received 2 to 5 inches of snowfall across Roosevelt County. The heaviest amounts fell across southern and western areas.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through November.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 |
| 2018 | 15 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 |
| 2011 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
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