NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Dulce, 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 Dulce, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 1 tornado has touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 1
- 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 Dulce
The only tornado within 25 miles was an EF1 on September 29, 2014; its path came within 11 miles. Of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Dulce. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 1998, with stones up to 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Dulce.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Dulce
By decade
- 2010s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2014 | EF1 | 11 mi | 2.26 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 1 of 1, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Dulce
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Dulce since 1998, made on 3 separate days. All were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.5 inches (ping pong ball size), fell on September 29, 2014, the most recent report.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Dulce
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Dulce, NM, 8 miles north of Dulce at 6,793 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 50°F; January is the coolest, at 44°F and 10°F. August is the wettest at 2.4 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 17.5 inches over 48 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 23 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 217 nights a year. Snowfall averages 55.7 inches a year, most of it in January and December. That 17.5 inches is more than at 52 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (90%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 | 10 | 1.5 | 4 | 13.4 |
| Feb | 48 | 16 | 1.4 | 4 | 12.8 |
| Mar | 57 | 22 | 1.1 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Apr | 64 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.7 |
| May | 74 | 34 | 1.1 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Jun | 84 | 41 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 50 | 2.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 49 | 2.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 41 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 68 | 29 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.0 |
| Nov | 54 | 20 | 1.3 | 4 | 5.7 |
| Dec | 44 | 12 | 1.5 | 4 | 13.4 |
| Year | 66 | 29 | 17.5 | 48 | 55.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Dulce, NM (6,793 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
Rio Arriba County, which includes Dulce, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 10 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 fires, 4 severe storms, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was South Fork Fire, Salt Fire, and Flooding, on June 20, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Rio Arriba County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $26.5 million a year, the 13th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $20.3 million (77%), 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.
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