NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Hatch, 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 Hatch, New Mexico since 1851, 0 of them at hurricane strength; the most recent was an unnamed storm in 1929. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 1
- Tornadoes
- 4
- 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 Hatch
None of the 1 tropical systems was at hurricane strength as it passed Hatch; the strongest was an unnamed storm in 1929, a tropical storm with 43 mph winds when its centre passed 34 miles away. Hatch is tied for the most tropical storms and hurricanes within 75 miles among the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on July 28, 1989; its path came within 20 miles. The most recent tornado was on April 29, 2007. Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Hatch. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 6 times since 1962, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 73% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Hatch.
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Tropical storms and hurricanes near Hatch
| Year | Storm | Closest | Strength when closest | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Unnamed 1929 stormJun 30 | 34 mi | Tropical storm (43 mph) | Category 1 |
Strength is the sustained wind on the track at the closest point, which is not the wind felt in Hatch: 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 Hatch
By decade
- 2000s1
- 1980s2
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 1989 | F1 | 20 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 29, 2007 | EF0 | 20 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 22, 1987 | F0 | 11 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 7, 1966 | F0 | 24 mi | 0.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 4 of 4, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Hatch
The Storm Prediction Center has 6 hail reports within 10 miles of Hatch since 1962, made on 5 separate days. Of these, 4 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on May 20, 1991. The most recent report is from May 8, 2012.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Hatch
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Caballo Dam, NM, 22 miles north of Hatch at 4,239 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 98°F and low of 69°F; December is the coolest, at 58°F and 29°F. August is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and March and April the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 10.7 inches over 27 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 114 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 90 nights a year. That 10.7 inches is more than at 19 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (33%). Las Cruces, 30 miles southeast, has its own station (State Univ, NM): 9.2 inches a year, 1.5 less than here, and a July average high of 96°F against 98°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 59 | 29 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Feb | 65 | 32 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 72 | 39 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Apr | 79 | 45 | 0.3 | 1 |
| May | 88 | 54 | 0.4 | 2 |
| Jun | 97 | 63 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Jul | 98 | 69 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Aug | 95 | 67 | 2.0 | 5 |
| Sep | 89 | 59 | 1.8 | 3 |
| Oct | 80 | 47 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Nov | 68 | 36 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Dec | 58 | 29 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Year | 79 | 47 | 10.7 | 27 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Caballo Dam, NM (4,239 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 Hatch
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 17 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Hatch: 14 flash floods, 2 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $105,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on December 1, 2007. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 14. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 56 have had fewer than Hatch.
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Hatch's ZIP code 87937 have filed 69 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1991, and were paid $3.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2006, with 46. Of the 25 New Mexico cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 16 have fewer than Hatch.
Doña Ana County, which includes Hatch, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 3 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 fires, 2 severe storms). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides, on July 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Doña Ana County a Relatively High rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for lightning; Relatively High for hail and inland flooding; Relatively Moderate for strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes and tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $163.6 million a year, the highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $133.2 million (81%), 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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