NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Santo Domingo 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 Santo Domingo Pueblo, New Mexico since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 17 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 0 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 17
- 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 Santo Domingo Pueblo
The highest rating among the 17 tornadoes within 25 miles is F1, reached 3 times; the most recent, on September 13, 1988, came within 20 miles. Of the 17, 2 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 10 have come since 2000. May and July have had the most tornadoes, 5 each. The most recent tornado was on August 19, 2025. Santo Domingo Pueblo has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 69% of the 94 New Mexico cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 14 times since 2003, with stones up to 1.75 inches (golf ball size). Of the 94 New Mexico cities, 59% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Santo Domingo Pueblo.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Santo Domingo Pueblo
By decade
- 2020s4
- 2010s4
- 2000s2
- 1980s1
- 1970s2
- 1950s4
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 1988 | F1 | 20 mi | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 15, 1971 | F1 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 20, 1956 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.03 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | EF0 | 21 mi | 0.17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 17, 2021 | EF0 | 2 mi | 1.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 2018 | EF0 | 13 mi | 3.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 6, 2017 | EF0 | 6 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 2017 | EF0 | 20 mi | 0.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 24, 2012 | EF0 | 19 mi | 0.04 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 2009 | EF0 | 23 mi | 0.89 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 9, 2007 | EF0 | 3 mi | 3.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 17, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Santo Domingo Pueblo
The Storm Prediction Center has 14 hail reports within 10 miles of Santo Domingo Pueblo since 2003, made on 11 separate days. Of these, 8 were 1 inch across or larger, and none reached 2 inches. The largest, 1.75 inches (golf ball size), fell on June 23, 2020. The most recent report is from June 1, 2023. June has the most reports, 5.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Santo Domingo Pueblo
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Cochiti Dam, NM, 9 miles north of Santo Domingo Pueblo at 5,560 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 94°F and low of 61°F; January is the coolest, at 50°F and 20°F. July is the wettest at 2.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 11.6 inches over 32 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 70 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 137 nights a year. Snowfall averages 8.2 inches a year, most of it in December. That 11.6 inches is more than at 25 of the 58 New Mexico stations used on this site (43%). Algodones, 9 miles southwest, has its own station (Jemez Dam, NM): 8.8 inches a year, 2.8 less than here, and a July average high of 93°F against 94°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50 | 20 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.1 |
| Feb | 56 | 24 | 0.5 | 2 | 1.8 |
| Mar | 64 | 30 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.8 |
| Apr | 71 | 37 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.1 |
| May | 81 | 46 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 92 | 56 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 94 | 61 | 2.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 92 | 59 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 86 | 52 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 74 | 40 | 1.3 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Nov | 60 | 28 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Dec | 50 | 20 | 0.6 | 2 | 2.8 |
| Year | 72 | 39 | 11.6 | 32 | 8.2 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Cochiti Dam, NM (5,560 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 Santo Domingo Pueblo
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 20 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Santo Domingo Pueblo: 10 flash floods, 7 thunderstorm wind reports and 3 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on February 19, 2005. 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 Santo Domingo Pueblo.
July 26, 2018: flash flood 7 miles from the centre of Santo Domingo Pueblo — $1.0 million damage.
September 13, 2013: flood 8 miles from the centre of Santo Domingo Pueblo — $250,000 damage.
September 12, 2013: flood 7 miles from the centre of Santo Domingo Pueblo — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “NM 85 and 90 were initially flooded with 5,000 cfs flow through the area on the 12th then extremely heavy rainfall created severe flooding through the 13th. Numerous roads were flooded and partially destroyed.”
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 Santo Domingo 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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Cities near Santo Domingo Pueblo
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- Placitas, NM15 mi
- Bernalillo, NM17 mi
- Sandia Park, NM23 mi
- Jemez Pueblo, NM23 mi
- Santa Fe, NM23 mi
- Rio Rancho, NM24 mi
- Corrales, NM25 mi
- Los Alamos, NM25 mi
- Cedar Crest, NM26 mi
- Edgewood, NM31 mi
- Albuquerque, NM32 mi
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