NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Pecos, 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 Pecos, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 15 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 15
- 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 Pecos
The highest rating among the 15 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 13, 1982, came within 24 miles. Of the 15, one had a path within 5 miles of the city centre, and 7 have come since 2000. August has had the most tornadoes, 5. The most recent tornado was on May 26, 2025. Pecos has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 65% of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 24 times since 1998, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Pecos has more hail reports within 10 miles than 56% of the 94 New Mexico cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Pecos
By decade
- 2020s2
- 2010s3
- 2000s2
- 1990s2
- 1980s1
- 1970s1
- 1960s3
- 1950s1
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1982 | F1 | 24 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 1971 | F1 | 19 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 26, 2025 | EF0 | 18 mi | 1.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 1, 2023 | EF0 | 24 mi | 1.32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 2017 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 12, 2012 | EF0 | 1 mi | 5.78 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 24, 2012 | EF0 | 22 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 17, 2008 | EF0 | 11 mi | 0.64 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2007 | EF0 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 29, 1991 | F0 | 18 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 15, 1990 | F0 | 17 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 31, 1962 | F0 | 13 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 15, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Pecos
The Storm Prediction Center has 24 hail reports within 10 miles of Pecos since 1998, made on 19 separate days. Of these, 15 were 1 inch across or larger, and 3 reached 2 inches. The largest, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), fell on June 26, 2017. The most recent report is from August 31, 2025. June has the most reports, 11.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Pecos
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Pecos Nm, NM, 6 miles southwest of Pecos at 6,878 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 54°F; December is the coolest, at 47°F and 18°F. July is the wettest at 3.2 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 16.0 inches over 39 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 174 nights a year. Snowfall averages 26.3 inches a year, most of it in December. That 16.0 inches is more than at 47 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (81%). Santa Fe, 17 miles west, has its own station (Santa Fe Seton, NM): 14.9 inches a year, 1.1 less than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 47 | 18 | 0.7 | 2 | 6.3 |
| Feb | 50 | 21 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Mar | 57 | 26 | 0.7 | 2 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 64 | 31 | 0.7 | 2 | 1.0 |
| May | 73 | 39 | 1.0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 48 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 54 | 3.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 52 | 3.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 45 | 1.7 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 35 | 1.2 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 55 | 25 | 1.0 | 2 | 3.7 |
| Dec | 47 | 18 | 1.0 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Year | 66 | 34 | 16.0 | 39 | 26.3 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Pecos Nm, NM (6,878 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 Pecos
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 7 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Pecos: 4 flash floods, 2 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 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 60 mph, on June 7, 2014.
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
San Miguel County, which includes Pecos, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1965, 11 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 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 San Miguel County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for inland flooding and lightning; Relatively Low for hail and strong wind; Very Low for tornadoes and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $20.9 million a year, the 16th highest of 33 New Mexico counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $14.4 million (69%), 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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