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South Central Highlands 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.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
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Floods since 1996
195
All events
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Deaths
$195K
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.
Southwest of Corona, around 5 inches of snow fell. The snow packed roads caused a passenger bus to lose control on U.S. 54 15 miles south of Corona at 745 am local time. The bus collided with a cattle truck and overturned. The bus driver and 19 passengers were hospitalized, some …
Wildfire Wildfire
The lightning caused Deer Canyon Wildfire was discovered along the north and west mesa near the Deer Canyon Subdivision south of Mountainair. Evacuation orders were given for Deer Canyon Road between Daklugie Trail and Jumano Trail, lasting until the 21st. Critical fire weather c…
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A mesonet station at Little Burro on White Sands Missile Range measured high wind gusts up to 76 mph.
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Several extremely remote mesonet stations immediately down wind of mountain gaps across White Sands Missile Range measured high wind gusts up to 93 mph along with high sustained winds up to 55 mph. Peak winds were observed during the mid to late morning hours.
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The Mountainair RAWS measured a 60 mph wind gust.
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The Little Burro mesonet on White Sands Missile Range measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
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The Little Burro mesonet on White Sands Missile Range measured peak wind gusts of 74 mph.
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A White Sand Missile Range station at North Oscura Peak measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph. Additionally, a public weather station at Mountainair measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
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The North Oscura Peak White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph. Other White Sands Missile Range mesonet stations measured peak wind gusts of 58 to 66 mph in the zone.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Blowing dust producing near zero visibility resulted in the closure of NM Highway 42 between mile markers 2 and 3.
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The Little Burro White Sands Missile Range station measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.
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The Little Burro White Sands Missile Range station measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph.
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The Little Burro White Sands Missile Range mesonet measured a peak gust of 60 mph.
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The Little Burro White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph. Peak gusts of 58 to 69 mph were measured by other White Sands Missile Range mesonet stations in the zone.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Apparent temperatures as low as -17 degrees were observed within the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter 9 miles east northeast of Claunch measured 8 inches of snowfall.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter near Corona observed 18 inches of snow.
High Wind High Wind
High wind gusts peaking at 77 mph and 61 mph were observed at the Little Burro and Tower 6 mesonet sites, respectively, on the White Sands Missile Range.
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The Little Burro WSMR mesonet measured a peak wind gust of 76 mph from east canyon winds.
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The Tower mesonet station in the White Sands Missile Range measured a peak gust of 71 mph. The Shist mesonet station nearby also measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
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The North Oscura Peak WSMR mesonet station measured a peak gust of 58 mph.
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The Little Burro mesonet within the White Sands Missile Range measured high sustained winds peaking at 48 mph, alongside a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was removed from the zone.
Drought Drought
Near to above normal precipitation allowed for severe drought to be removed from nearly all of the zone.
Drought Drought
Beneficial precipitation from several winter storms allowed severe drought conditions to be contracted to the northeast and far southern parts of the zone with moderate drought conditions elsewhere.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought throughout the zone.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the zone.
Drought Drought
A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the persistence of severe drought conditions over most of the zone.
Drought Drought
A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the expansion of severe drought conditions into most of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Little Burro White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak gust of 58 mph.
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The Little Burro White Sands Missile Range station reported a peak wind gust of 67 mph.
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The North Oscura White Sands Missile Range mesonet measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph.
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The Mountainair RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
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The North Oscura Peak WSMR station measured a peak gust of 72 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow impacted a small area the zone near the Gallinas Mountains in the Cibola National Forecast where there was a 6 inch report of snow.
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North Oscura Peak WSMR site reported a gust of 67 mph.
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Several mesonet sites on the White Sands Missile Range reported peak wind gusts between 58 mph and 65 mph as northeast canyon winds developed behind a potent backdoor cold front.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Various sources in the area from near Mountainair to Corona reported 3 to 6 inches of snowfall.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from July 2022 improved to moderate drought in August.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from June 2022 continued in July.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from May 2022 improved to severe drought conditions across the area in June.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from April 2022 worsened in May with widespread extreme drought conditions.
High Wind High Wind
A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station south of Bingham measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
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A mesonet station near Corona measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with extreme drought conditions developing across eastern portions of the area.
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A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station at North Oscura Peak measured a brief wind gust of 60 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from February 2022 continued in March.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter southwest of Corona estimated seven inches of new snow.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from January 2022 continued in February.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from December 2021 continued in January 2022.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 15 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | 17 | 0 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 |
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