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Upper Tularosa Valley 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
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
150
All events
0
Deaths
$155K
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.
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet station at Phillips Hill on White Sands Missile Range measured high wind gusts up to 64 mph. Elsewhere in the zone, a UPR station at Robsrt and mesonet station at Pole 616 measured brief high wind gusts of 60 and 59 mph, respectively.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter in Carrizozo observed 4 inches of snowfall.
High Wind High Wind
The mesonet station on White Sands Missile Range at Pole 616 observed peak wind gusts of 66 mph. Additionally, the mesonet station on White Sands Missile Range at Oscura Range Camp observed peak wind gusts of 62 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The White Sands Missile Range stations at Phillips Hill and Pole 616 measured peak wind gusts of 59 mph.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Brownout conditions and near zero visibility from blowing dust resulted in the closure of U.S. 54 from mile marker 78, south of Tularosa, to mm 123 near Carrizozo.
High Wind High Wind
The Pole 616 White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph. Other White Sands Missile Range mesonet stations measured peak wind gusts of 59 to 60 mph in the zone.
Dust Storm Dust Storm
Near zero visibility from blowing dust resulted in multiple traffic accidents on U.S. Highway 54 between Carrizozo and Alamogordo, causing the closure of the highway.
High Wind High Wind
The Oscura Range Camp White Sands Missile Range station measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Oscura Range Camp and Phillips Hill White Sands Missile Range stations measured a peak wind gusts of 65 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Pole White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph. Peak gusts of 60 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 -14 degrees were observed within the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Pole 616 mesonet at White Sands Missile Range measured a wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Pole 616 White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak gust of 62 mph. The Oscura Range mesonet station also measured a peak gust of 60 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Pole 616 WSMR mesonet station measured a peak gust of 69 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Chupadera RAWS measured peak gusts of 86 and 74 mph over the course of one hour.
Drought Drought
Beneficial precipitation from several winter storms allowed severe drought conditions to be contracted to central and southern parts of the zone with moderate drought conditions now in the northeast part of the zone.
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 in most of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Chupadera RAWS station measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph. This likely originated from thunderstorm outflow, but no thunderstorms were in the immediate vicinity at the time of the report.
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 Phillips Hill mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Pole 616 Sands Missile Range station reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph. Chupadera RAWS station also reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Pole White Sands Missile Range mesonet station observed a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Phillips Hill White Sands Missile Range mesonet measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Chupadera RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The UP964 ROBSRT mesonet measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Phillips Hill WSMR station measured a peak gust of 77 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Oscura Range Cam WSMR station measured a peak gust of 66 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Chupadera RAWS station measured a peak gust of 64 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate drought conditions across the area.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from July 2022 continued 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 in June.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from April 2022 worsened in May with widespread extreme drought conditions.
High Wind High Wind
A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station west-southwest of Oscura measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station near Carrizozo measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from February 2022 continued in March.
High Wind High Wind
A mesonet station southwest of Ancho measured a peak sustained wind speed of 40 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station near Oscuro measured a 63 mph wind gust.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The combination of heavy snow and below freezing temperatures resulted in severe travel conditions. The New Mexico Department of Transportation reported severe and dangerous travel conditions along U.S. Highway 380 and U.S. Highway 54 due to snow packed and icy roads.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions developed across the area in February 2022.
High Wind High Wind
A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station near Oscuro measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A Mesonet station near Ancho briefly measured a sustained wind speed of 40 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A White Sands Missile Range site reported a peak wind gust up to 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from July 2021 improved in August with moderate drought conditions across the area.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought conditions from June 2021 improved in July with severe drought conditions across the area.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from May 2021 improved in June with extreme drought conditions across the area.
Drought Drought
Exceptional drought conditions from April 2021 continued in May.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 15 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
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