Roosevelt County tornado history

61 tornadoes touched Roosevelt County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Mar 23, 2007). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 35 people.

61tornadoes since 1950

EF2strongest rating

2killed · 35 injured

12.4 milongest path · 2007

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

By rating

(E)F040

(E)F110

(E)F25

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated6

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
Jun 25, 1965	F2	10.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 26, 2019	EF2	9.5 mi	200 yd	0	0
Apr 21, 1957	F2	0.3 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 7, 1972	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 8, 1959	F1	5.4 mi	400 yd	0	0
May 25, 2025	EF1	5.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 2012	EF1	1.1 mi	75 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1965	F1	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1966	F1	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 8, 1959	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 11, 1963	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 5, 2025	unrated	0.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2025	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2025	unrated	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2025	unrated	0.6 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2025	unrated	0.8 mi	50 yd
Jun 5, 2025	unrated	1.1 mi	50 yd
May 25, 2025	EF1	5.2 mi	300 yd
May 26, 2019	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd
May 26, 2019	EF2	9.5 mi	200 yd
May 26, 2019	EF0	2.1 mi	50 yd
Sep 15, 2016	EF0	3.1 mi	50 yd
May 29, 2015	EF0	3.1 mi	25 yd

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

Nearby counties

Bailey County, TX58 Curry County, NM53 Cochran County, TX34 Parmer County, TX52 De Baca County, NM10 Lamb County, TX91 Yoakum County, TX25 Hockley County, TX80

Questions

How many tornadoes has Roosevelt County, New Mexico had?

61 tornadoes touched Roosevelt County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Roosevelt 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 Roosevelt County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (27 of 61). 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).