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Union County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
48
Tornado reports
419
Hail reports
32
Floods since 1996
630
All events
0
Deaths
$6.5M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Union County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 48 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Hail damage to cars and downed tree limbs reported via mping. Damage reported is an estimate.
Hail Hail
Hail stripped trees and vegetation of their leaves.
Hail Hail
An observer 15 miles east of Des Moines reported ping pong ball size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Half dollar size hail was observed 9 miles east-northeast of Des Moines from a severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet station near Clayton Municipal Airport measured a brief 60 mph wind gust due to a microburst from a high based thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The ASOS at Clayton Municipal Airport measured a brief 58 mph wind gust due to a dry microburst from a high based thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A line of collapsing thunderstorms resulted in a brief 66 mph gust at the Clayton Municipal Airport.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A line of collapsing thunderstorms resulted in a brief 58 mph gust at a ZiaMet station southwest of Clayton.
Hail Hail
Ping pong to golf ball size hail was observed from a severe thunderstorm along U.S. Highway 64 and 87 on the northwest outskirts of Clayton.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter between downtown Clayton and Clayton Municipal Airport observed half dollar size hail from a severe thunderstorm moving through the town.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Union County emergency manager estimated 50 to 60 mph wind gusts at Clayton Lake State Park from a severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The ASOS at Clayton Municipal Airpark measured a 58 mph wind gust from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Hail up to golf ball size was observed along State Highway 562 13 miles northwest of Sedan.
Hail Hail
Hail up to 2 inches in diameter was observed along County Road 64 just south of State Highway 562 10 miles northwest of Sedan.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter 14 miles northwest of Sedan observed quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Ziamet station in Hayden measured a 60 mph gust from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Hail up to ping pong balls caused broken windows, dents in cars, and resulted in the death of at least 27 birds a few miles north of Hayden.
Hail Hail
A severe thunderstorm produced ping pong ball size hail along state highway 402 3 miles south of Amistad.
Hail Hail
Quarter to ping pong ball size hail with accumulation of dime to nickel size hail on roadways. Location estimated via radar.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter observed golf ball size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gusts along with lots of blowing dust kicked up ahead of a severe thunderstorm. The blowing dust resulted in reduced visibility at his location.
Hail Hail
A COOP observer in Capulin reported nickel size hail from a strong thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
The public reported quarter size hail.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm on his ranch several miles north of U.S. 56/412 in far western Union County.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Trained spotter reported 4 to 6 inches of rushing water over his driveway on his ranch property several miles north of U.S. 56/412 in far western Union County.
Hail Hail
A storm chaser shared a video of estimated ping pong ball size hail along NM 453 just south of U.S. 64/87.
Hail Hail
A broadcast meteorologist reported half dollar to golf ball size hail along NM 402 near Sedan.
Hail Hail
The COOP observer at Pasamonte Ranch observed golf ball to tennis ball size hail from a supercell thunderstorm. The large hail damaged the COOP observer weather station instruments.
Hail Hail
Penny to golf ball size hail was reported along NM 402 near Hayden from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Ping pong to golf ball size hail was observed along NM 402 southwest of Sedan from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter observed nickel size hail along NM 402 south of Amistad in far southeast Union County.
Hail Hail
Penny size hail was observed along NM 102 north of Hayden.
Hail Hail
The COOP observer at Pasamonte Ranch reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
Hail Hail
Pea to penny sized hail was observed in Des Moines. Report relayed from a broadcast station based out of Amarillo.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Clayton Airport measured a 62 mph thunderstorm wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A nearby decaying thunderstorm produced a 60 mph wind gust at Clayton Municipal Airport.
Hail Hail
A severe storm dropped ping pong size hail in southwest Union County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Severe wind gusts from a storm heading directly toward Texline, TX blew through Clayton, NM, knocking out power for to an estimated 15 hours. Three power poles were reported down by the Southwestern Electric Cooperative.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The same severe thunderstorm wind gust that knocked at power at Clayton, NM also blew over a FEDEX semi-trailer along U.S. Highway 64/87 at mile marker 2 just west of the TX state line.
Hail Hail
A COOP observer reported quarter size hail at Pasamonte, NM.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Large live tree snapped and damaged utility power lines at 2nd and Main Street in Clayton, NM.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Clayton Airport measured a peak wind gust of 63mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter relayed an estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 70 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The Clayton Municipal Airport observed a high wind gust of 63 mph from the outflow on the leading edge of high based storms moving east.
Hail Hail
Observer reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm that ended up destroying their garden tomatoes.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter reported quarter size hail from a severe storm in northern Union County.
Tornado EFU Tornado
A storm chaser reported a brief tornado over an open field south of Mount Dora and west of Clayton.
Hail Hail
Storm spotters reported quarter to golf ball size hail along U.S. Highway 56 near the Otto Cemetery southwest of Clayton.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Powerlines down along U.S. Highway 56 near Otto Cemetery southwest of Clayton from damaging thunderstorm wind gusts.
Hail Hail
A trained spotter a few miles south of Amistad reported quarter size hail from a severe thunderstorm.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 0 |
| 2024 | 20 | 1 |
| 2023 | 39 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 1 |
| 2019 | 28 | 3 |
| 2018 | 20 | 2 |
| 2017 | 36 | 0 |
| 2016 | 15 | 1 |
| 2015 | 40 | 0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 1 |
| 2013 | 17 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 12 | 0 |
| 2010 | 33 | 6 |
| 2009 | 21 | 0 |
| 2008 | 18 | 1 |
| 2007 | 17 | 0 |
| 2006 | 18 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 0 |
| 2004 | 35 | 1 |
| 2003 | 11 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 1 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 17 | 7 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| 1994 | 12 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 |
| 1989 | 9 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 3 | 1 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 2 |
| 1977 | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 10 | 5 |
| 1971 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 4 | 3 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 3 | 2 |
| 1964 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 2 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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