NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Edgewood, 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 Edgewood, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 25 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 25
- 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 Edgewood
The highest rating among the 25 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on June 8, 1989, came within 17 miles. Of the 25, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 8 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 8. The most recent tornado was on August 19, 2025. Edgewood has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 78% of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 75 times since 1965, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Edgewood has more hail reports within 10 miles than 87% of the 94 New Mexico cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Edgewood
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s4
- 2000s2
- 1990s2
- 1980s4
- 1970s2
- 1960s4
- 1950s5
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1989 | F1 | 17 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 31, 1965 | F1 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 20, 1956 | F1 | 7 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF0 | 15 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 2015 | EF0 | in town | 0.25 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 21, 2014 | EF0 | 7 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 3, 2011 | EF0 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 2009 | EF0 | 8 mi | 0.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 11, 2008 | EF0 | 15 mi | 0.02 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 15, 1991 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 14, 1990 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 25, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Edgewood
The Storm Prediction Center has 75 hail reports within 10 miles of Edgewood since 1965, made on 48 separate days. Of these, 50 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 9, 2025. The most recent report is from September 28, 2025. June has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Edgewood
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Moriarty 1 NE, NM, 9 miles southeast of Edgewood at 6,220 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 54°F; January is the coolest, at 45°F and 15°F. July is the wettest at 2.7 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 12.8 inches over 32 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 181 nights a year. That 12.8 inches is more than at 33 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (57%). Tijeras, 8 miles southwest, has its own station (Albuquerque Foothills NE, NM): 15.1 inches a year, 2.3 more than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 45 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 51 | 19 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Mar | 59 | 24 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Apr | 67 | 30 | 0.6 | 2 |
| May | 76 | 39 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Jun | 86 | 48 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Jul | 88 | 54 | 2.7 | 6 |
| Aug | 85 | 52 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Sep | 80 | 44 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Oct | 69 | 33 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Nov | 56 | 22 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Dec | 45 | 15 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 67 | 33 | 12.8 | 32 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Moriarty 1 NE, NM (6,220 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 Edgewood
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 36 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Edgewood: 19 flash floods, 15 thunderstorm wind reports and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $764,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on October 11, 2008. August has had the most flash floods, 6 of 19. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 64 have had fewer than Edgewood.
July 16, 2005: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Edgewood — 1 injured.
NWS: “Strong outflow winds from distant thunderstorms swept into south central Santa Fe County. Several utility trailers and one larger recreational vehicle were over turned at a moto-cross park east of Edgewood.”
April 5, 2014: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Edgewood — 1 injured.
September 4, 2021: flash flood 10 miles from the centre of Edgewood — $250,000 damage.
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
Santa Fe County, which includes Edgewood, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 fires, 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 5, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Santa Fe County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $48.9 million a year, the 4th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $27.3 million (56%), 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 Edgewood
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- Sandia Park, NM9 mi
- Cedar Crest, NM11 mi
- Moriarty, NM12 mi
- Estancia, NM21 mi
- Placitas, NM21 mi
- Albuquerque, NM25 mi
- Algodones, NM25 mi
- Corrales, NM27 mi
- Bernalillo, NM27 mi
- Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM31 mi
- Rio Rancho, NM32 mi
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