NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Cuba, 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 Cuba, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 3
- 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 Cuba
The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 3 times; the most recent, on February 17, 2019, came within 5 miles. Of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Cuba. Hail has been reported within 10 miles once, in 1979, with stones of 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Cuba.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Cuba
By decade
- 2010s2
- 1990s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2019 | EF0 | 5 mi | 0.24 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 2016 | EF0 | 7 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1999 | F0 | 22 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Cuba
The Storm Prediction Center has one hail report within 10 miles of Cuba, from April 30, 1979: 1 inch (quarter size).
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Cuba
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Star Lake, NM, 5 miles northwest of Cuba at 6,635 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 53°F; January is the coolest, at 42°F and 12°F. August is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and February and April the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 10.2 inches over 32 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 197 nights a year. That 10.2 inches is more than at 16 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (28%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 42 | 12 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Feb | 48 | 18 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Mar | 57 | 23 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Apr | 64 | 28 | 0.4 | 2 |
| May | 74 | 37 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jun | 85 | 45 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Jul | 87 | 53 | 1.4 | 4 |
| Aug | 85 | 52 | 2.0 | 6 |
| Sep | 79 | 44 | 1.5 | 4 |
| Oct | 67 | 31 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Nov | 54 | 20 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Dec | 42 | 12 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 65 | 31 | 10.2 | 32 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Star Lake, NM (6,635 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
McKinley County, which includes Cuba, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 5, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives McKinley County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes, hail and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.8 million a year, the 17th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.4 million (74%), 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).
What counts as a pass, the distances and the sources: how this storm history is built.
Cities near Cuba
- Jemez Pueblo, NM41 mi
- Prewitt, NM46 mi
- Thoreau, NM52 mi
- Crownpoint, NM52 mi
- Milan, NM54 mi
- Bloomfield, NM56 mi
- Rio Rancho, NM57 mi
- Paraje, NM57 mi
- Grants, NM59 mi
- Laguna, NM61 mi
- Bernalillo, NM61 mi
- Los Alamos, NM62 mi
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