Doña Ana County tornado history

13 tornadoes touched Doña Ana County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F1 (Jul 28, 1989).

13tornadoes since 1950
F1strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
8.4 milongest path · 2007
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010
(E)F13
(E)F20
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 28, 1989F14 mi50 yd00
Jul 31, 1979F12 mi333 yd00
Jul 29, 1959F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 2, 2007EF08.4 mi150 yd00
Jul 22, 1987F05 mi10 yd00
Aug 2, 2002F01 mi30 yd00
Sep 7, 1966F00.7 mi10 yd00
Jul 13, 2011EF00.4 mi10 yd00
Jun 19, 2001F00.3 mi20 yd00
Sep 13, 2006F00.2 mi30 yd00
Sep 19, 1972F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 22, 1988F00.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 13, 2011EF00.4 mi10 yd00
May 2, 2007EF08.4 mi150 yd00
Apr 29, 2007EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 13, 2006F00.2 mi30 yd00
Aug 2, 2002F01 mi30 yd00
Jun 19, 2001F00.3 mi20 yd00
Jul 28, 1989F14 mi50 yd00
Sep 22, 1988F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 22, 1987F05 mi10 yd00
Jul 31, 1979F12 mi333 yd00
Sep 19, 1972F00.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 7, 1966F00.7 mi10 yd00

Nearby counties

El Paso County, TX6Luna County, NM4Sierra County, NM5Otero County, NM18Grant County, NM7Hudspeth County, TX11Socorro County, NM10Hidalgo County, NM3

Questions

How many tornadoes has Doña Ana County, New Mexico had?

13 tornadoes touched Doña Ana 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 Doña Ana County?

The strongest rating recorded was F1 on Jul 28, 1989, with a 4-mile path.

When is tornado season in Doña Ana County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (5 of 13). 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).