NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Clovis, 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 Clovis, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 95 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 95
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Clovis
The strongest of the 95 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on May 21, 1963; its path came within 15 miles. The deadliest, an EF2 on March 23, 2007, killed 2 people. Of the 95, 7 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 29 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 41. The most recent tornado was on May 25, 2025. Clovis has more tornadoes within 25 miles than any other of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 219 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Clovis has more hail reports within 10 miles than any other of the 94 New Mexico cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Clovis
By decade
- 2020s6
- 2010s7
- 2000s16
- 1990s15
- 1980s11
- 1970s13
- 1960s17(1 EF3+)
- 1950s10
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 1963 | F3 | 15 mi | 5.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 23, 2007 | EF2 | 2 mi | 12.45 mi | 2 / 33 |
| Mar 27, 1992 | F2 | 11 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1972 | F2 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1964 | F2 | 12 mi | 8.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 1964 | F2 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1964 | F2 | 6 mi | 23.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1957 | F2 | 20 mi | 70.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 1957 | F2 | 12 mi | 36.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 2025 | EF1 | 22 mi | 5.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | EF1 | 12 mi | 4.79 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 12, 2012 | EF1 | 22 mi | 1.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 95, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Clovis
The Storm Prediction Center has 219 hail reports within 10 miles of Clovis since 1956, made on 126 separate days. Of these, 154 were 1 inch across or larger, and 18 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 18, 1961. The most recent report is from June 6, 2025. May has the most reports, 80.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Clovis
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Clovis, NM, 2 miles east of Clovis at 4,295 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 92°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 53°F and 26°F. August is the wettest at 3.8 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 20.0 inches over 37 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 96 nights a year. Snowfall averages 13.4 inches a year, most of it in January. That 20.0 inches is more than at 55 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (95%). Farwell, TX, 19 miles east, has its own station (Muleshoe #1, TX): 18.3 inches a year, 1.7 less than here, and the same July average high, 92°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53 | 26 | 0.7 | 2 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 57 | 29 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.6 |
| Mar | 65 | 35 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 73 | 42 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.4 |
| May | 82 | 52 | 2.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 91 | 62 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 92 | 65 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 91 | 64 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 84 | 57 | 2.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 73 | 45 | 2.5 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 61 | 34 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 53 | 27 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Year | 73 | 45 | 20.0 | 37 | 13.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Clovis, NM (4,295 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 Clovis
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 151 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Clovis: 129 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods, 2 floods, 2 heavy rain events and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $5.8 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on June 13, 2003. May has had the most flash floods, 6 of 16. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 60 have had fewer than Clovis.
July 6, 2015: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of Clovis — 1 injured, $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Wet microburst winds toppled a metal grain silo onto a nearby truck, resulting in 1 injury. Two other silos were also severely damaged.”
May 4, 2015: flash flood 5 miles from the centre of Clovis — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “According to local media reports, 65 homes in the Cannon Air Force Base area were impacted by the flooding, including roof damage, weather stripping, carpet, flooring, and sheetrock. Local officials evacuated 33 families from those homes and put them in hotel lodging.”
May 24, 2023: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Clovis — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “There was significant damage to a dairy farm including roof and door damage with power lines and poles down. A transformer was also bent over on County Road 5 with multiple tree limbs down.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Clovis's ZIP code 88101 have filed 55 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1984, and were paid $559,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 1988, with 14. Of the 25 New Mexico cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 15 have fewer than Clovis.
Curry County, which includes Clovis, has been named in 6 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2000, 2 of them major disasters (by incident: 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 hurricane, 1 severe storm). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 5, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Curry County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $21.3 million a year, the 15th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.7 million (31%), 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 Clovis
- Farwell, TX19 mi
- Portales, NM20 mi
- Muleshoe, TX30 mi
- Friona, TX32 mi
- Dimmitt, TX49 mi
- Hereford, TX54 mi
- Tucumcari, NM56 mi
- Littlefield, TX64 mi
- Olton, TX65 mi
- Levelland, TX73 mi
- Hale Center, TX81 mi
- Canyon, TX83 mi
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