NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Estancia, 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 Estancia, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 11 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 11
- 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 Estancia
The strongest of the 11 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on June 8, 1989; its path came within 25 miles. Of the 11, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 4 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 4. The most recent tornado was on June 3, 2018. Estancia has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 59% of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 20 times since 1966, with stones up to 2 inches (hen egg size). Estancia has more hail reports within 10 miles than 51% of the 94 New Mexico cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Estancia
By decade
- 2010s4
- 1980s2
- 1970s1
- 1960s2
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 1989 | F1 | 25 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 2018 | EF0 | 24 mi | 2.61 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 17, 2016 | EF0 | 10 mi | 0.01 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 2015 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 21, 2014 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 1989 | F0 | 21 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 14, 1976 | F0 | 7 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 1966 | F0 | 21 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 30, 1965 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 11, 1959 | F0 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 25, 1956 | F0 | 18 mi | 15.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 11 of 11, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Estancia
The Storm Prediction Center has 20 hail reports within 10 miles of Estancia since 1966, made on 15 separate days. Of these, 14 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2 inches (hen egg size), fell on September 30, 1998. The most recent report is from May 26, 2023. June has the most reports, 7.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Estancia
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Estancia 4N, NM, 6 miles northeast of Estancia at 6,140 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 90°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 49°F and 15°F. July and August are the wettest at 2.4 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 13.8 inches over 33 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 43 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 183 nights a year. Snowfall averages 17.9 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.8 inches is more than at 38 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (66%). Moriarty, 17 miles northeast, has its own station (Moriarty 1 NE, NM): 12.8 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 90°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Feb | 53 | 18 | 0.4 | 1 | 2.6 |
| Mar | 62 | 24 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Apr | 69 | 31 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.6 |
| May | 79 | 39 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 89 | 47 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 90 | 54 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 52 | 2.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 82 | 45 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 71 | 33 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 59 | 22 | 0.7 | 2 | 2.5 |
| Dec | 49 | 15 | 0.7 | 2 | 5.2 |
| Year | 70 | 33 | 13.8 | 33 | 17.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Estancia 4N, NM (6,140 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 Estancia
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 12 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Estancia: 9 flash floods and 3 thunderstorm wind reports. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $106,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on June 3, 2014. August has had the most flash floods, 4 of 9. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 38 have had fewer than Estancia.
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
Torrance County, which includes Estancia, has been named in 14 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1985, 6 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 fires, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 5, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Torrance County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for hail, inland flooding and lightning; Very Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $8.9 million a year, the 24th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.0 million (68%), 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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