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Union County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2010 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Floods since 1996
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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.
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Whiteout conditions due to blowing snow along with snow drifts were observed across U.S. Highways 64/87, and U.S. Highway 56/412 beginning late Thursday morning. Wind gusts across western and central Union County from various mesonet stations and the Clayton Municipal Airpark ASO…
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was persistent through a central swath of the zone with conditions improving to severe drought over the southern half of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought persisted over a majority of the zone, while severe drought persisted over the far northern portion of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced over the entire zone.
High Wind High Wind
The NMCC SW Clayton mesonet station measured a 67 mph wind gust. Several other mesonet stations and the KCAO ASOS measured wind gusts of 58 to 67 mph while high sustained winds reached 48 mph during this timeframe.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport ASOS measured a high wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was introduced to all of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The ASOS at Clayton Municipal Airport measured a brief high wind gust of 58 mph during the cold front passage.
High Wind High Wind
The KCAO ASOS measured a peak wind gusts of 70 mph and high sustained winds of 50 mph. ZiaMet stations in southeaster Union County observed high wind gusts of up to 67 mph and high sustained winds up to 47 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The contract snow observer in Clayton measured 6.6 inches of snowfall. A CoCoRaHS observer 7.2 miles east-northeast of Grenville measured 5 inches of snowfall.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow and blowing snow resulted in the closure of U.S. 64/87 in the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Amistad mesonet observed peak wind gusts of 64 mph. Additionally, peak wind gusts of 60 mph were observed at Clayton Municipal Airport.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph. Peak wind gusts of 64 to 65 mph were measured elsewhere in the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Amistad mesonet station measured a peak gust that surpassed the instrumentation's peak gust limit of 67 mph. The Clayton ASOS also measured a peak gust of 66 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS between Capulin and Clayton measured 5 inches of snow.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 82 mph. These high winds toppled a tree, a gas station pump, and ripped part of a metal roof off a building. The Clayton Airport ASOS also measured a high sustained wind speed of 59 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport ASOS station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph. Peak gusts of 60 to 65 mph were measured elsewhere in the zone.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The NMDOT closed U.S. Highway 64/87 between Clayton and Raton due to severe winter travel conditions from blowing snow.
High Wind High Wind
A brief 59 mph wind gust was observed at a mesonet station a few miles northeast of Clayton. Additionally, a brief 58 mph wind gust was observed at the Clayton Municipal Airpark around the same time.
High Wind High Wind
High wind gusts of up to 63 mph were observed at Clayton Municipal Airpark. Additionally, a mesonet station northeast of Clayton along U.S. Highway 64 and 412 observed peak wind gusts of 60 mph.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Apparent temperatures as low as -25 degrees were observed within the zone.
High Wind High Wind
High wind gusts of up to 64 mph were observed at a mesonet station southwest of Clayton. These high winds resulted in near ground blizzard conditions and the resultant closure of U.S. 56 from Springer to Clayton and U.S. 64/87 from Des Moines to Clayton.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
U.S. Highway 64/87 from Des Moines to Clayton was closed due to light snow and ice accumulation on the highway according to the NMDOT.
High Wind High Wind
A brief 59 mph wind gust was observed at the Clayton Municipal Airpark. This was likely caused from a crashing mountain wave coming off the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Twenty nine inches of snow was observed in far northern Union County near the Colorado border. Additionally, in Clayton and central Union County, around 19 to 22 inches of snow was observed. The 21.7 inches of snow observed in Clayton set a new 3 day snowfall record for the month…
High Wind High Wind
A wind gust of 58 mph was observed at the Clayton Municipal Airpark. Additionally, high sustained winds of 44 mph were observed in Nightingale.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 70mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A brief high wind gust of 59 mph was observed at the Clayton Municipal Airport.
High Wind High Wind
The ASOS at the Clayton Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet southwest of Clayton observed a peak wind gust of 67 mph. A peak gust of 65 mph was also observed at the Clayton LRC mesonet. Peak high wind gusts of 60 mph were also observed at the Clayton Municipal Airport ASOS and at the Amistad mesonet. The Clayton ASOS also obse…
High Wind High Wind
A 59 mph wind gust was observed at the Clayton Municipal Airport.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton ASOS observed a wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Amistad mesonet station measured high sustained winds peaking at 40 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Municipal Airport observed a few sustained winds above 40 mph peaking at 45 mph at 9:45 MST. It also observed several high wind gusts above 58 mph with the peak wind gust of 68 mph at 9:07 MST.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph. Various mesonet sites across Union County also saw peak wind gusts surpassing 60 mph during this time.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport measured high sustained winds of 40 mph for one hour.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A CoCoRaHS station in Clayton reported 7 inches of snow. Other amounts across the county ranged rom 2 to 6 inches.
Blizzard Blizzard
The Clayton ASOS observed continued visibility less than one quarter statute mile with gusts of 40 to 58 mph between 6am to 8am MST before the anemometer went offline. Peak gusts of 58 mph were recorded at 6:48am MST and again at 7:23am MST. Several other mesonet stations measure…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A storm spotter reported 6 inches of snow along U.S. Highway 412 a few miles east of the Yates Highway intersection. Lower amounts of 2 to 2.5 inches were reported in Clayton.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Regular rounds of thunderstorms through the month of June improved the last remaining area of severe drought.
Drought Drought
Drought conditions improved with the removal of extreme and exceptional drought conditions across the county. There remained a portion of severe drought in the southeastern and western sections of the county.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The NMC51 mesonet site measured a peak gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2022 continued through April 2023. A very small area of exceptional drought between Clayton and Sedan persisted through April.
High Wind High Wind
The Amistad mesonet station reported a peak wind gust of 62 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport reported a peak wind gust of 63 mph. Various other mesonet stations reported wind gusts of 58 to 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Clayton Airport observed a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2022 continued through March 2023. A very small area of exceptional drought between Clayton and Sedan persisted through March.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | 0 |
| 2022 | 29 | 0 |
| 2021 | 22 | 0 |
| 2020 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 12 | 0 |
| 2014 | 18 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 25 | 0 |
| 2011 | 26 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
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