Curry County tornado history

53 tornadoes touched Curry County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 23, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 34 people.

53tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

2killed · 34 injured

36.5 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F030

(E)F115

(E)F23

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated5

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Mar 23, 2007	EF2	12.4 mi	350 yd	33	2
May 24, 1957	F2	36.5 mi	37 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1964	F2	23.2 mi	67 yd	0	0
Apr 14, 1992	F1	18 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1964	F1	12.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 15, 1989	F1	10 mi	50 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 2019	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 15, 1971	F1	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 27, 1992	F1	2 mi	13 yd	0	0
Jun 11, 1971	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 18, 1955	F1	0.3 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jun 10, 1964	F1	0.2 mi	50 yd	1	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 29, 2024	unrated	0.1 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 29, 2024	unrated	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 24, 2023	unrated	2.6 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 24, 2023	unrated	1.7 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 23, 2023	unrated	0.5 mi	20 yd	0	0
May 17, 2021	EF0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Mar 17, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Dec 27, 2019	EF1	4.8 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 2017	EF0	0.8 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 6, 2014	EF0	1.2 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 25, 2010	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Mar 23, 2007	EF2	12.4 mi	350 yd	33	2

Deadliest: Mar 23, 2007, EF2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Parmer County, TX52 Quay County, NM41 Roosevelt County, NM61 Bailey County, TX58 Deaf Smith County, TX40 De Baca County, NM10 Castro County, TX80 Lamb County, TX91

Questions

How many tornadoes has Curry County, New Mexico had?

53 tornadoes touched Curry County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Curry County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Mar 23, 2007, with a 12.4-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Curry County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (22 of 53). 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).