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West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 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
Severe(D2) drought remained across the northern half of the zone with Moderate(D1) drought over the south. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.89 inches of precipitation which was 0.28 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued over the north while the south remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.80 inches of precipitation which was 0.04 inches below normal.
High Wind High Wind
A Mesonet site in High Rolls recorded a peak gust of 64 mph. The Mescalero RAWS recorded a peak gust of 61 mph.
Drought Drought
The northern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the south was in Moderate(D1) drought through April. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer recorded 0.62 inches of precipitation which was 0.03 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The northern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought while the south was in Moderate(D1) drought through April. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer recorded 0.62 inches of precipitation which was 0.03 inches above normal.
High Wind High Wind
The High Rolls Mesonet station recorded a peak gust of 62 mph.
Drought Drought
The zone started out in Abnormally Dry(D0) drought but on March 24th, the southern half of the zone was put in Moderate(D1) drought with the north in Severe(D2) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Mountain Park reported 0.19 inches of precipitation which was 0.69 inches below no…
High Wind High Wind
The Mescalero RAWS reported a peak gust of 66 mph.
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 zone began the month in Extreme(D3) drought but by July 8th had improved to Moderate(D1) drought. The Cooperative Observer in Mountain Park recorded 2.94 inches of precipitation which was 0.65 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought remained across the zone in June. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 2.54 inches of precipitation which was 1.37 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought for the month. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.67 inches of precipitation which was 0.17 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued across the entire zone in April. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.50 inches of precipitation which was 0.09 inches below normal.
High Wind High Wind
A CWOP Site in High Rolls recorded a peak gust of 59 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The Mescalero RAWS recorded a peak gust of 63 mph.
High Wind High Wind
A peak gust of 70 mph was recorded in High Rolls and the Mescalero RAWS recorded a gust of 68 mph. In addition to the wind gusts, a tree was downed near the tunnel on Highway 82 west of High Rolls.
High Wind High Wind
A peak gust of 59 mph was recorded at High Rolls.
Drought Drought
The month of March started with Extreme(D3) drought over the southeast portion of the zone and improved to Moderate(D1) drought north. By the end of the month, the entire zone was in Severe(D3) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer recorded a trace of precipitation whic…
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued over the far southeast portion of the zone while areas across the north transitioned from Moderate(D1) drought to mainly Severe(D2) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.11 inches of precipitation which was 0.95 inches below norm…
Drought Drought
The zone started with Severe(D2) drought over the south and Abnormally Dry(D0) north but improved to Moderate(D1) drought over the south and no drought conditions in the north. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 2.51 inches of precipitation which was 1.57 inches abov…
Drought Drought
The southern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D2) drought and improved to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the north. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.65 inches of precipitation which was 1.02 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Severe(D2) drought continued over the south with improvement to Abnormally Dry(D0) drought over the northern half of the zone. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.45 inches of precipitation which was 2.03 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The southern half of the zone remained in Severe(D2) drought with improvement to the north where it finished the month in Abnormally Dry(D0) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 1.46 inches of precipitation which was 2.08 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The month started with Extreme(D3) drought over the south improving to Moderate(D1) drought across the north. By the end of July, the south ended in Severe(D2) drought with the north in Abnormally Dry(D0) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 3.88 inches of pre…
Drought Drought
The southern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought which improved to Moderate(D1) drought over the north. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer received 2.51 inches of precipitation which was 1.34 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The southern half of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought which improved as you moved to the north where it remained in Moderate(D1) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.10 inches of precipitation which was 0.74 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
No change was noted in drought conditions with Extreme(D3) drought continuing over the south while improving to Moderate(D1) drought across the north. The Cooperative Observer at Mountain Park reported 0.54 inches of precipitation which was 0.05 inches below normal.
High Wind High Wind
A peak gust of 71 mph was recorded 2 miles west-southwest of High Rolls.
High Wind High Wind
A peak gust of 68 mph was recorded at the Mescalero RAWS.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued over the southeast portion of the zone but improved to Moderate(D1) drought over the north. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.20 inches of precipitation which was 0.68 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought but by the end of the month, only the southeast portion of the zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought but improved to Moderate(D1) drought as you moved to the north end. The Cooperative Observer in Mountain Park reported 1.40 inche…
High Wind High Wind
The High Rolls Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 65 mph. The Mescalero RAWS also recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued across the zone for the entire month. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.97 inches of precipitation, which was 0.20 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
Extreme(D3) drought continued through the month for the entire zone. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 1.55 inches of precipitation which was 0.21 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Extreme(D3) drought through the month of November. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 0.48 inches of precipitation which was 0.46 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone started October in Severe(D2) drought and finished the month in Extreme(D3) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer recorded 0.82 inches of precipitation which was 0.85 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer recorded 2.58 inches of precipitation which was 0.10 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone went from Moderate(D1) drought to Severe(D2) drought on August 22nd. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer recorded 4.80 inches of precipitation which was 1.36 inches above normal after 2.73 inches of rain fall August 23-25. July was very dry and 2 to 3 inches be…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
The average temperature at the Mountain Park Cooperative Observer station was 75.2 degrees which was 2.2 degrees warmer than the previous record set in 2005.
High Wind High Wind
A Mesonet site at High Rolls recorded a peak gust of 64 mph. A RAWS site at Mescalero recorded a 58 mph gust.
High Wind High Wind
The Mescalero RAWS reported a peak gust of 81 mph. A Mesonet site in High Rolls recorded a gust of 78 mph.
High Wind High Wind
The High Rolls CWOP Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 66 mph. The Mescalero RAWS recorded a peak gust of 64 mph.
Drought Drought
The entire zone went from Severe(D2) drought to Moderate(D1) drought by the end of the month. The Cooperative Observer in Mountain Park reported 2.25 inches of precipitation which was 0.23 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the month of August. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 7.88 inches of rainfall which was 4.34 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through the entire month. The Cooperative Observer at Mountain Park reported 4.44 inches of precipitation which was 0.85 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone started out in Extreme(D3) drought, but improved to Severe(D2) drought by the end of June. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 3.24 inches of precipitation which was 2.07 inches above normal.
Drought Drought
The month started out with the entire zone in Severe(D2) drought and finished with the zone in Extreme(D3) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer received no precipitation which was 0.84 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The entire zone remained in Severe(D2) drought through April. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported no precipitation which was 0.59 inches below normal.
Drought Drought
The month started with the entire zone in Moderate(D1) drought. On March 8th, the entire zone was placed in Severe(D2) drought. The Mountain Park Cooperative Observer reported 1.35 inches of precipitation which was 0.47 inches above normal.
High Wind High Wind
The High Rolls Mesonet site reported a peak gust of 58 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 0 |
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