NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cedar Crest, 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 Cedar Crest, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 36 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 36
- 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 Cedar Crest
The highest rating among the 36 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on September 13, 1988, came within 15 miles. Of the 36, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 16 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 9. The most recent tornado was on August 19, 2025. Cedar Crest has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 88% of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 87 times since 1964, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Cedar Crest has more hail reports within 10 miles than 89% of the 94 New Mexico cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cedar Crest
By decade
- 2020s7
- 2010s5
- 2000s4
- 1990s3
- 1980s5
- 1970s2
- 1960s4
- 1950s6
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 1988 | F1 | 15 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1965 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 20, 1956 | F1 | 10 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | EF0 | 16 mi | 0.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 6, 2017 | EF0 | 20 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF0 | 20 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 2015 | EF0 | 12 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 21, 2014 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2011 | EF0 | 12 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 2009 | EF0 | 12 mi | 0.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 36, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cedar Crest
The Storm Prediction Center has 87 hail reports within 10 miles of Cedar Crest since 1964, made on 46 separate days. Of these, 46 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2 inches (hen egg size), was reported on 3 days, most recently July 12, 2025. The most recent report is from September 28, 2025. July has the most reports, 21.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cedar Crest
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Albuquerque Foothills NE, NM, 7 miles west of Cedar Crest at 5,994 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 62°F; December is the coolest, at 45°F and 26°F. August is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 15.1 inches over 37 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 41 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 106 nights a year. Snowfall averages 23.7 inches a year, most of it in December. That 15.1 inches is more than at 43 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (74%). Edgewood, 11 miles east, has its own station (Moriarty 1 NE, NM): 12.8 inches a year, 2.3 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 26 | 0.7 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Feb | 51 | 29 | 0.9 | 3 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 60 | 35 | 1.1 | 3 | 3.7 |
| Apr | 69 | 40 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.7 |
| May | 78 | 49 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 88 | 58 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 62 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 61 | 2.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 55 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 43 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 54 | 33 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 45 | 26 | 1.1 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Year | 68 | 43 | 15.1 | 37 | 23.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Albuquerque Foothills NE, NM (5,994 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 Cedar Crest
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 35 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Cedar Crest: 26 flash floods, 5 thunderstorm wind reports, 3 lightning strikes and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 2 people and injured 3, and the NWS estimated $285,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 10, 2013. July has had the most flash floods, 12 of 26. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 73 have had fewer than Cedar Crest.
September 22, 2010: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Cedar Crest — 1 killed.
June 9, 2024: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Cedar Crest — 1 killed.
July 4, 2013: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Cedar Crest — 3 injured.
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
Bernalillo County, which includes Cedar Crest, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2000, 4 of them major disasters (by incident: 6 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 severe storms, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 5, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Bernalillo County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for hail and inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Relatively Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $153.9 million a year, the 2nd highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $93.2 million (61%), 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 Cedar Crest
- Sandia Park, NM6 mi
- Tijeras, NM9 mi
- Edgewood, NM11 mi
- Placitas, NM12 mi
- Albuquerque, NM14 mi
- Corrales, NM15 mi
- Bernalillo, NM16 mi
- Algodones, NM18 mi
- Rio Rancho, NM21 mi
- Moriarty, NM23 mi
- Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM26 mi
- Bosque Farms, NM26 mi
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