NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Bloomfield, 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 Bloomfield, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 7
- 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 Bloomfield
The strongest of the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F2 on May 10, 1957; its path came within 20 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 3 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on March 21, 2020. Of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Bloomfield. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 2012, with stones of 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Bloomfield.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Bloomfield
By decade
- 2020s1
- 2010s2
- 1990s1
- 1960s2
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 1957 | F2 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 30, 1966 | F1 | 22 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 21, 2020 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 2015 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 18, 2013 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.15 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 28, 1990 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 28, 1963 | F0 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Bloomfield
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Bloomfield, from October 12, 2012: 1.75 inches (golf ball size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Bloomfield
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Bloomfield 3 SE, NM, 8 miles northwest of Bloomfield at 5,806 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 43°F and 21°F. August is the wettest at 1.1 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.2 inches; the year adds up to 8.2 inches over 25 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 60 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 135 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 8.2 inches is more than at 2 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (3%). Farmington, 18 miles west, has its own station (Farmington Regional Airport, NM): 7.9 inches a year, 0.3 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 | 21 | 0.7 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Feb | 50 | 25 | 0.6 | 2 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 61 | 31 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Apr | 69 | 37 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| May | 78 | 46 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 56 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 62 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 90 | 60 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 83 | 52 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 40 | 0.8 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 56 | 29 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Dec | 44 | 21 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.0 |
| Year | 69 | 40 | 8.2 | 25 | 6.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Bloomfield 3 SE, NM (5,806 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.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
San Juan County, which includes Bloomfield, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1977, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 drought). The latest major disaster declaration was South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, and Flooding, on June 20, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives San Juan County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes and hail. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $44.1 million a year, the 7th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $31.1 million (70%), 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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