Bernalillo County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Bernalillo County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Oct 10, 1974). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 8 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

1killed · 8 injured

2 milongest path · 1974

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F011

(E)F11

(E)F21

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Oct 10, 1974	F2	2 mi	100 yd	8	1
May 31, 1965	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Sep 20, 1985	F0	2 mi	23 yd	0	0
Jun 29, 1987	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jul 14, 1990	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1991	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 31, 1957	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 27, 1970	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 1980	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd	0	0
Aug 3, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 17, 2016	EF0	—	5 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 30, 2025	unrated	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jan 29, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	10 yd
Jun 5, 2023	unrated	—	20 yd
Aug 15, 2020	EF0	—	20 yd
Jul 17, 2016	EF0	—	5 yd
Aug 3, 2011	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Apr 16, 2005	F0	0.1 mi	30 yd
May 15, 1991	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jul 14, 1990	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jun 29, 1987	F0	0.2 mi	20 yd
Sep 20, 1985	F0	2 mi	23 yd
Aug 5, 1980	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd

Deadliest: Oct 10, 1974, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Valencia County, NM7 Sandoval County, NM13 Santa Fe County, NM26 Torrance County, NM18 Socorro County, NM10 Cibola County, NM2 McKinley County, NM5 Rio Arriba County, NM2

Questions

How many tornadoes has Bernalillo County, New Mexico had?

16 tornadoes touched Bernalillo County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Bernalillo County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Oct 10, 1974, with a 2-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Bernalillo County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (3 of 16). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).