NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database

Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Magdalena, 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 October 26, 2026

No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Magdalena, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 3 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes: 0
Tropical storms: 0
Tornadoes: 3
EF3 or stronger: 0

What the records show for Magdalena

The highest rating among the 3 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1 or EF1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 13, 2012, came within 6 miles. Of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site, 77% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Magdalena. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 3 times since 1998, with stones up to 1.25 inches (half dollar size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Magdalena.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Magdalena

By decade

2010s1
1960s1
1950s1

Strongest tornadoes near Magdalena, New Mexico
Date	Rating	Distance	Path	Killed / injured
May 13, 2012	EF1	6 mi	1.17 mi	0 / 0
Aug 2, 1950	F1	8 mi	7.9 mi	0 / 0
Aug 2, 1965	F0	10 mi	0.1 mi	0 / 0

The strongest 3 of 3, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Magdalena

The Storm Prediction Center has 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Magdalena since 1998. Of these, 2 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.25 inches (half dollar size), fell on May 13, 2012. The most recent report is from June 19, 2015.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Magdalena

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Augustine 2E, NM, 15 miles west of Magdalena at 7,000 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 82°F and low of 56°F; December is the coolest, at 46°F and 17°F. Highs reach 90°F on about 11 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 176 nights a year. Snowfall averages 6.6 inches a year, most of it in December. That 13.2 inches is more than at 36 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (62%). Socorro, 28 miles southeast, has its own station (Socorro, NM): 10.0 inches a year, 3.2 less than here, and a July average high of 92°F against 82°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Augustine 2E, NM
Month	High °F	Low °F	Precip. in	Days ≥ 0.1"	Snow in
Jan	46	18	0.5	2	1.4
Feb	49	21	0.6	2	1.5
Mar	56	25	0.5	2	0.8
Apr	63	31	0.5	1	0.1
May	72	40	0.7	2	0.0
Jun	82	49	0.6	2	0.0
Jul	82	56	2.7	7	0.0
Aug	80	54	2.8	6	0.0
Sep	75	46	2.0	5	0.0
Oct	66	34	1.1	3	0.4
Nov	55	23	0.6	2	0.5
Dec	46	17	0.6	2	1.9
Year	64	34	13.2	34	6.6

Averages for 1991–2020 at Augustine 2E, NM (7,000 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 Magdalena

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 8 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Magdalena: 5 flash floods, 2 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $95,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 60 mph, on July 10, 2021. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 5. Of the 92 New Mexico cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 21 have had fewer than Magdalena.

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

Socorro County, which includes Magdalena, has been named in 12 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 2000, 7 of them major disasters (by incident: 4 fires, 3 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 5, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Socorro County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for lightning; Relatively Moderate for hail and inland flooding; Very Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.4 million a year, the 20th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.4 million (76%), 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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