NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Jemez Pueblo, 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 Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 7 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 7
- 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 Jemez Pueblo
The highest rating among the 7 tornadoes within 25 miles is F0 or EF0, reached 6 times; the most recent, on July 23, 2021, came within 24 miles. Of the 7, none had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 5 have come since 2000. The most recent tornado was on May 11, 2024. Of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site, 60% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Jemez Pueblo. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 10 times since 1969, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 64% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Jemez Pueblo.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Jemez Pueblo
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s2
- 1950s2
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2021 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | 23 mi | 1.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2018 | EF0 | 25 mi | 3.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 6, 2017 | EF0 | 24 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 23, 1959 | F0 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 19, 1957 | F0 | 23 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2024 | Unrated | 16 mi | 0.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 7 of 7, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Jemez Pueblo
The Storm Prediction Center has 10 hail reports within 10 miles of Jemez Pueblo since 1969, made on 8 separate days. Of these, 6 were 1 inch across or larger, and one reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.75 inches (baseball size), fell on June 17, 1969. The most recent report is from July 8, 2024. July has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Jemez Pueblo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Jemez Springs, NM, 11 miles north of Jemez Pueblo at 6,262 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 55°F; December is the coolest, at 47°F and 19°F. July and August are the wettest at 2.6 inches of precipitation on average and June the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 15.2 inches over 38 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 42 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 160 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.8 inches a year, most of it in January. That 15.2 inches is more than at 44 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (76%). Rio Rancho, 23 miles south, has its own station (Rio Rancho #1, NM): 10.4 inches a year, 4.8 less than here, and a July average high of 94°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48 | 19 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.1 |
| Feb | 52 | 22 | 0.8 | 2 | 2.7 |
| Mar | 60 | 28 | 1.0 | 3 | 3.5 |
| Apr | 68 | 33 | 0.9 | 2 | 1.6 |
| May | 76 | 41 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 87 | 50 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 55 | 2.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 54 | 2.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 47 | 1.6 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 70 | 36 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 56 | 26 | 0.9 | 2 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 47 | 19 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.9 |
| Year | 68 | 36 | 15.2 | 38 | 22.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Jemez Springs, NM (6,262 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 Jemez Pueblo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 12 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Jemez Pueblo: 10 flash floods, 1 flood and 1 thunderstorm wind report. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $481,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 75 mph, on September 12, 2002. July has had the most flash floods, 5 of 10. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 44 have had fewer than Jemez Pueblo.
September 13, 2013: flood 3 miles from the centre of Jemez Pueblo — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “The Jemez River was out of its banks along NM 4 near San Ysidro damaging a major fiber line and water supply infrastructure. Several homes were flooded with up to 3 feet of water.”
June 27, 2015: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Jemez Pueblo — $175,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain caused flash flooding south of Jemez Springs, closing state road 485 and forest service road 376. The county emergency manager reported significant damage to state road 485.”
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
Sandoval County, which includes Jemez Pueblo, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 fires, 4 floods, 4 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Wildfires, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Mudflows, and Debris Flows, on May 4, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Sandoval County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail, inland flooding and heat waves; Relatively Low for strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $31.5 million a year, the 11th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $21.0 million (67%), 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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