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Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet 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.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Drought Drought
The northern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the southern half remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 2.17 inches of precipitation which was 0.05 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued over the northern half of the zone while the south remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 1.37 inches of precipitation which was 0.15 inches above normal.
High Wind High Wind
A Tempest Weather Site in Sunspot recorded a peak gust of 84 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued over the northern half of the zone while the south remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer recorded 1.32 inches of precipitation which was 0.47 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The zone went from Abnormally Dry(D0) drought to Severe(D2) drought over the north and Moderate(D1) drought south on March 24th. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.11 inches of precipitation which was 1.34 inches below normal.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow and ice caused widespread power outages. As of 10 AM MST on Jan 24th, approximately 5800 people were without power in Otero County, most in the Sacramento Mountains. The Otero County Electric COOP was still making repairs over 2 days later with reports of a lot of tree damag…
Drought Drought
The entire zone started July in Extreme(D3) drought but improved to Moderate(D1) drought on July 8th.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of June.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued through the month of May for the entire zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone in April. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.54 inches of precipitation which was 0.31 inches below normal.
High Wind High Wind
A video provided by a trained spotter showed a large pine tree had fallen due to the wind.
Drought Drought
March started with most of the zone in Severe(D2) drought with Moderate(D1) drought over the northwest. Extreme(D3) drought covered the entire zone by the end of the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.36 inches of precipitation which was 1.09 inches below norma…
Drought Drought
Most of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought with areas in the northwest that started in Abnormally Dry(D0) to Moderate(D1) drought worsened one category to Severe(D2) to Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.33 inches of precipitation which was …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A total of 6.7 inches of snow fell in Cloudcroft.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued over the southern half of the zone while the north remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.63 inches of precipitation which was 0.96 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued over the south and Moderate(D1) drought over the north for the entire month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported no precipitation which was 2.15 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The zone began November completely in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, the northern half of the zone was placed in Moderate(D1) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 3.41 inches of precipitation which was 2.03 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The month started with Severe(D2) drought over the far south and improved to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the north. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Severe(D2) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.52 inches of precipitation which was 1.61 inc…
Drought Drought
The month started out with Severe(D2) drought east and Moderate(D1) drought west. By the end of September, the far south was in Severe(D2) drought with Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the north. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.63 inches of precipitation which was 2…
Drought Drought
The zone started completely in Severe(D2) drought, but by the end of the month, the western half improved to Moderate(D1) drought while the east remained in Severe(D2) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 3.05 inches of precipitation which was 2.96 inches below n…
Drought Drought
The entire zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought. By the end of the month, the south remained in Severe(D2) drought while the north improved to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 4.04 inches of precipitation which was 1.49 inches below…
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued across the entire zone in June. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer received 0.82 inches of precipitation which was 1.40 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought throughout the month of May. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.10 inches of precipitation which was 1.12 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued throughout the month of April. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.83 inches of precipitation which was 0.02 inches below normal.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A spotter reported 6 inches of new snow at the Waterfall Lodge about 4 miles southeast of Cloudcroft.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought conditions remained in place throughout the month of March. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 1.05 inches of precipitation which was 0.40 inches below normal.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow amounts of 6 to 12 inches of snow fell within a couple miles of Cloudcroft. Twelve inches was reported 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft.
Drought Drought
The entire zone started in Extreme(D3) drought but improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of the month. The Cooperative Observer in Cloudcroft reported 2.85 inches of precipitation which was 1.16 inches above normal.
High Wind High Wind
Numerous electric power fluctuations and communications outages occurred around Cloudcroft.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer about 2 miles south of town recorded 10 inches of snow. A CoCoRaHs observer 2 miles southwest of town recorded 9 inches of snow.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued through the month of January. The Cooperative Observer in Cloudcroft reported 2.98 inches of precipitation, which was 1.39 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought remained across the entire zone in December. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 1.74 inches of precipitation which was 0.41 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued across the entire zone for the month of November. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 0.89 inches of precipitation which was 0.49 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone started the month in Severe(D2) drought and ended the month in Extreme(D3) drought. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer recorded 0.51 inches of precipitation which was 1.62 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought throughout the month of September. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer recorded 2.83 inches of precipitation which was 0.40 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone went from Moderate(D1) drought to Severe(D2) drought on August 22. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 5.52 inches of precipitation which was 0.51 inches above normal after 2.31 inches fell on August 23-24. July was very dry as well after being 2 to 3 inc…
High Wind High Wind
The Sacramento Peak Mesonet station reported a peak gust of 59 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A Cooperative Observer reported 7 inches of snow about 2 miles south of Cloudcroft. Another observer reported 7 inches in Cloudcroft.
Drought Drought
The zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought by the end of the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 2.80 inches of precipitation which was 0.43 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued through the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 10.52 inches of precipitation which was 5.51 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought persisted through the entire month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer recorded 8.34 inches of precipitation which was 2.81 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought and improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of June. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 4.40 inches of precipitation which was 2.18 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought at the beginning of May to Extreme(D3) drought by the end of the month. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer received no precipitation which was 1.22 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of April. The Cooperative Observer in Cloudcroft received no precipitation which was 0.85 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone went from Moderate(D1) drought to Severe(D2) drought on March 8th. The Cloudcroft Cooperative Observer reported 1.93 inches of precipitation which was 0.48 inches above normal.
High Wind High Wind
The Cosmic Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 63 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Total snowfall around Cloudcroft was a consistent 9 inches with 8 inches at Sunspot.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS observer 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft reported 12.5 inches of snow. Other reports around the area included 8 inches 2.3 miles south and 1.1 miles northwest of Cloudcroft.
High Wind High Wind
The Sunspot RAWS recorded a peak gust of 65 mph.
Drought Drought
The month started with Severe(D2) drought over the northern half of the zone with Moderate(D1) drought across the south. On August 3rd, the north was placed into Abnormally Dry(D0) drought conditions and no drought across the south.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 16 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 12 | 0 |
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