Tornado History Map

Socorro County, New Mexico tornado history

11 tornadoes recorded in or across Socorro County from 1950 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 Socorro County

The Storm Prediction Center records 11 tornadoes whose paths touched Socorro County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2021. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 5 tornadoes. The strongest was an F1 on 2 August 1950. The most recent was on 31 May 2021.

  • 11tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 17per 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 Socorro County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0982%
F1 / EF1218%
F2 / EF200%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Socorro County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 2020s.1950s31960s12000s12010s22020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s1
2000s1
2010s2
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 5 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May5Jun0Jul3Aug2Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May5
Jun0
Jul3
Aug2
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Socorro County

  • Strongest and Longest path: New Mexico tornado2 August 1950, F1, 7.9 miles long
  • Most recent: New Mexico tornado31 May 2021, EF0, 0.9 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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