Union County tornado history

45 tornadoes touched Union County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (May 23, 2010).

45tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
22 milongest path · 2010
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F032
(E)F18
(E)F24
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 23, 2010EF222 mi440 yd00
May 23, 2010EF28.8 mi440 yd00
Sep 18, 1965F25.1 mi100 yd00
May 10, 1972F22.5 mi660 yd00
May 17, 1962F115.3 mi10 yd00
May 23, 2010EF19.3 mi175 yd00
Jun 5, 1961F15.7 mi20 yd00
May 23, 2010EF15.7 mi175 yd00
May 23, 2010EF14.2 mi100 yd00
May 10, 1972F13.6 mi10 yd00
Apr 19, 1977F10.8 mi20 yd00
May 15, 1979F10.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 28, 2024unrated3.5 mi50 yd00
May 30, 2021EF00.4 mi50 yd00
Jul 4, 2020EF0—30 yd00
Jul 5, 2019EF02.1 mi50 yd00
May 26, 2019EF021.7 mi75 yd00
May 26, 2019EF02.6 mi50 yd00
Sep 9, 2018EF00.2 mi50 yd00
Jun 22, 2018EF00.6 mi40 yd00
Aug 13, 2016EF0—50 yd00
Jun 7, 2014EF00.1 mi20 yd00
May 23, 2010EF222 mi440 yd00
May 23, 2010EF02.5 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Harding County, NM8Dallam County, TX41Cimarron County, OK56Colfax County, NM22Las Animas County, CO37Hartley County, TX35Baca County, CO86Mora County, NM12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Union County, New Mexico had?

45 tornadoes touched Union County, New Mexico between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Union County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on May 23, 2010, with a 22-mile path.

When is tornado season in Union County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (18 of 45). 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).