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Severe Storm history in New Mexico

New Mexico has 70 county-level severe storm declarations across 31 counties. Lincoln County leads with 6 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for severe storm events in this state: $157.8M.

This page shows every New Mexico county in New Mexico that has at least one FEMA severe storm declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to severe storm events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of severe storm declarations across all states, see the severe storm disaster type page. For all hazard types in New Mexico, see the New Mexico state page.

Severe Storm in New Mexico

Counties ranked by severe storm declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Lincoln County6$48.0M
2Otero County5$6.0M
3Sierra County5$1.9M
4Mora County4$762K
5Rio Arriba County4$2.0M
6San Miguel County4$1.2M
7Sandoval County4$10.5M
8Eddy County3$56.3M
9Guadalupe County3$726K
10Luna County3$2.1M
11Socorro County3$1.2M
12Bernalillo County2$5.4M
13Colfax County2$74K
14Doña Ana County2$2.8M
15Quay County2$250K
16Taos County2$833K
17Torrance County2$1.0M
18Chaves County1$0
19Cibola County1$5.9M
20Curry County1$666K
21De Baca County1$0
22Grant County1$828K
23Harding County1$85K
24Hidalgo County1$703K
25Lea County1$2.7M
26McKinley County1$279K
27Roosevelt County1$0
28San Juan County1$171K
29Santa Fe County1$4.4M
30Union County1$0
31Valencia County1$1.2M