Tornado History Map

Santa Fe County, New Mexico tornado history

27 tornadoes recorded in or across Santa Fe County from 1956 to 2021, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Santa Fe County

The Storm Prediction Center records 27 tornadoes whose paths touched Santa Fe County, New Mexico between 1956 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F1 on 8 June 1989. The most recent was on 13 July 2021.

  • 27tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 141per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Santa Fe County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02385%
F1 / EF1415%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Santa Fe County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 6 in 1950s.1950s61960s41970s21980s21990s22000s52010s52020s1

The 2020s only run to 2021, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s6
1960s4
1970s2
1980s2
1990s2
2000s5
2010s5
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May8Jun6Jul4Aug4Sep1Oct2Nov0Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May8
Jun6
Jul4
Aug4
Sep1
Oct2
Nov0
Dec1

Records for Santa Fe County

  • Strongest: New Mexico tornado8 June 1989, F1, 5 miles long
  • Longest path: New Mexico tornado25 May 1956, F0, 15.8 miles long
  • Most recent: New Mexico tornado13 July 2021, EF0, 0.2 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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