San Juan County tornado history

10 tornadoes touched San Juan County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.1 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (May 10, 1957).

10tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

0killed · 0 injured

1.5 milongest path · 1966

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F11

(E)F21

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

unrated1

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Peak month: September.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 10, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd
Aug 30, 1966	F1	1.5 mi	10 yd
Mar 21, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	40 yd
Sep 28, 1990	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Sep 10, 2013	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Jun 10, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd
May 28, 1963	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Oct 23, 2000	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Sep 18, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Sep 22, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	20 yd

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Sep 22, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	20 yd
Mar 21, 2020	EF0	0.5 mi	40 yd
Jun 10, 2015	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd
Sep 18, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Sep 10, 2013	EF0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Oct 23, 2000	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Sep 28, 1990	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd
Aug 30, 1966	F1	1.5 mi	10 yd
May 28, 1963	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 10, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd

How many tornadoes has San Juan County, New Mexico had?

10 tornadoes touched San Juan County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.1 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in San Juan County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on May 10, 1957, with a 0.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in San Juan County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in September (4 of 10). 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).