NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Algodones, NM
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Algodones, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 22 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 22
- EF3 or stronger
- 0
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Algodones
The highest rating among the 22 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on September 13, 1988, came within 11 miles. Of the 22, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 7. The most recent tornado was on August 19, 2025. Algodones has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 73% of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 11 times since 2002, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 63% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Algodones.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Algodones
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s2
- 2000s2
- 1990s3
- 1980s3
- 1970s1
- 1960s1
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 1988 | F1 | 11 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1965 | F1 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 20, 1956 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | 11 mi | 1.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2018 | EF0 | 22 mi | 3.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 6, 2017 | EF0 | 4 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 2009 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2007 | EF0 | 8 mi | 3.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 1991 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 22, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Algodones
The Storm Prediction Center has 11 hail reports within 10 miles of Algodones since 2002, made on 9 separate days. Of these, 4 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), fell on October 2, 2010. The most recent report is from August 3, 2020. July and October have the most reports, 3 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Algodones
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jemez Dam, NM, 7 miles west of Algodones at 5,388 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 93°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 47°F and 22°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 71 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 125 nights a year. Snowfall averages 5.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 8.8 inches is more than at 3 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (5%). Bernalillo, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Rio Rancho #1, NM): 10.4 inches a year, 1.6 more than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 93°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 22 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Feb | 53 | 25 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Mar | 61 | 33 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.9 |
| Apr | 70 | 39 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 79 | 48 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 90 | 58 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 93 | 64 | 1.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 62 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 54 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 72 | 41 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 58 | 29 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Dec | 48 | 23 | 0.5 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Year | 70 | 41 | 8.8 | 24 | 5.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jemez Dam, NM (5,388 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Algodones
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 29 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Algodones: 20 flash floods, 8 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.2 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 70 mph, on October 2, 2010. July has had the most flash floods, 11 of 20. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 65 have had fewer than Algodones.
July 26, 2018: flash flood 2 miles from the centre of Algodones — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Flash flooding between San Felipe Pueblo and Kewa Pueblo damaged a one mile stretch of tracks on the New Mexico Railrunner. A section along one bridge was completely washed away.”
July 26, 2013: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Algodones — $250,000 damage.
September 13, 2013: flood 3 miles from the centre of Algodones — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “State EOC Situation Report #10 indicated that initial flooding over the area became severe as the San Francisco Dam spillway was compromised. Water Tank Dam was full and clogged.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Sandoval County, which includes Algodones, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 fires, 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris Flows, on May 4, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sandoval County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.5 million a year, the 11th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.0 million (67%), is from inland flooding.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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Cities near Algodones
- Placitas, NM6 mi
- Bernalillo, NM8 mi
- Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM9 mi
- Corrales, NM15 mi
- Rio Rancho, NM16 mi
- Sandia Park, NM17 mi
- Cedar Crest, NM18 mi
- Albuquerque, NM22 mi
- Jemez Pueblo, NM24 mi
- Edgewood, NM25 mi
- Tijeras, NM26 mi
- Santa Fe, NM31 mi
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