NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hagerman, 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
1 tropical system has passed within 75 miles of Hagerman, New Mexico since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1942. Since 1950, 45 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 45
- 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 Hagerman
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hagerman; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1942, a tropical storm with 40 mph winds when its centre passed 73 miles away. Hagerman is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. The highest rating among the 45 tornadoes within 25 miles is F2 or EF2, reached 2 times; the most recent, on March 12, 2019, came within 4 miles. Of the 45, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 12 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 12. The most recent tornado was on May 6, 2025. Hagerman has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 92% of the 94 New Mexico cities. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1959, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Hagerman has more hail reports within 10 miles than 78% of the 94 New Mexico cities.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hagerman
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | Unnamed 1942 stormAug 31 | 73 mi | Tropical storm (40 mph) | Category 3 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hagerman: a hurricane's worst winds sit within a few dozen miles of its centre, and inland cities are usually past that.
Tornadoes within 25 miles of Hagerman
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s3
- 2000s6
- 1990s16
- 1980s6
- 1970s4
- 1960s6
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2019 | EF2 | 4 mi | 15.19 mi | 0 / 6 |
| Aug 11, 1974 | F2 | 16 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 2004 | F1 | 16 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1989 | F1 | 17 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1981 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 20, 1979 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 31, 1966 | F1 | 15 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 1965 | F1 | 19 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 4, 1965 | F1 | 12 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 14, 1961 | F1 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 26, 2024 | EF0 | 3 mi | 1.85 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 2019 | EF0 | 16 mi | 1.38 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 45, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hagerman
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of Hagerman since 1959, made on 45 separate days. Of these, 44 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 4 days, most recently May 30, 2005. The most recent report is from May 5, 2025. May has the most reports, 23.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hagerman
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Roswell Ind Air Pk, NM, 20 miles northwest of Hagerman at 3,649 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 97°F and low of 70°F; December is the coolest, at 57°F and 28°F. July is the wettest at 1.8 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.4 inches; the year adds up to 11.8 inches over 25 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 110 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 87 nights a year. Snowfall averages 9.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 11.8 inches is more than at 27 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (47%). Artesia, 19 miles south, has its own station (Artesia 6S, NM): 12.1 inches a year, 0.3 more than here, and a July average high of 95°F against 97°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 57 | 28 | 0.4 | 1 | 2.4 |
| Feb | 63 | 33 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.1 |
| Mar | 71 | 39 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.7 |
| Apr | 79 | 47 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.0 |
| May | 88 | 57 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 96 | 66 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 97 | 70 | 1.8 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 95 | 69 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 88 | 61 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 78 | 49 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 66 | 36 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.2 |
| Dec | 57 | 28 | 0.6 | 2 | 3.8 |
| Year | 78 | 49 | 11.8 | 25 | 9.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Roswell Ind Air Pk, NM (3,649 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 Hagerman
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 42 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hagerman: 23 thunderstorm wind reports, 16 flash floods, 2 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $12.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 91 mph, on June 26, 2024. July 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 Hagerman.
August 3, 2015: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Hagerman — 1 injured, $10,000 damage.
NWS: “S. Highway 285 from severe thunderstorm winds.”
October 19, 2024: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Hagerman — $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “S. Highway 285 bridge, and overtopping the NM State Highway 2 bridge just north of Hagerman closing both bridges.”
May 31, 2021: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Hagerman — $750,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorms producing heavy rain resulted in major flash flooding across southern Roswell and southern Chaves County. Heavy rainfall had fallen in the area the previous evening, and an additional 3 to 5 inches of rain during the morning of May 31st exacerbated the flash flooding.”
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
Chaves County, which includes Hagerman, has been named in 9 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1998, 5 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storm and Flooding, on November 1, 2024. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Chaves County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for hail; Very Low for hurricanes and tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $50.6 million a year, the 3rd highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $36.6 million (72%), 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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