NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Lordsburg, 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 Lordsburg, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 4 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- 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 Lordsburg
The strongest of the 4 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F1 on June 15, 1961; its path came within 24 miles. The most recent tornado was on September 1, 2016. Of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site, 70% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Lordsburg. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 5 times since 2002, with stones up to 1 inch (quarter size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 77% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Lordsburg.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Lordsburg
By decade
- 2010s2
- 2000s1
- 1960s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 1961 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 7, 2015 | EF0 | 24 mi | 1.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 6, 2007 | EF0 | 24 mi | 3.05 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Sep 1, 2016 | Unrated | in town | 0.38 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 Lordsburg
The Storm Prediction Center has 5 hail reports within 10 miles of Lordsburg since 2002. Of these, one was 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1 inch (quarter size), fell on April 11, 2004. The most recent report is from June 6, 2018.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Lordsburg
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lordsburg 4 SE, NM, 6 miles southeast of Lordsburg at 4,244 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 99°F and low of 64°F; December is the coolest, at 59°F and 25°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 134 days a year, almost all from April to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 122 nights a year. That 11.4 inches is more than at 24 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (41%). Silver City, 37 miles northeast, has its own station (Fort Bayard, NM): 16.2 inches a year, 4.8 more than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 99°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 61 | 24 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 66 | 27 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Mar | 73 | 32 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Apr | 82 | 37 | 0.3 | 1 |
| May | 91 | 47 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jun | 100 | 57 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Jul | 99 | 64 | 2.1 | 5 |
| Aug | 96 | 62 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Sep | 91 | 55 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Oct | 82 | 42 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Nov | 70 | 30 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Dec | 59 | 25 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Year | 81 | 42 | 11.4 | 28 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lordsburg 4 SE, NM (4,244 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 Lordsburg
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 19 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Lordsburg: 18 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 flash flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $3,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 26, 1999.
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
Hidalgo County, which includes Lordsburg, has been named in 10 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1972, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 5, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hidalgo County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for lightning and heat waves; Very Low for hurricanes, tornadoes, hail, inland flooding and strong wind. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $3.3 million a year, the 30th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.3 million (41%), 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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