61
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$4.8M
Property damage
Tornado in Roosevelt County, New Mexico: 61 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The strongest on record measured F2. That places the county #235 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Roosevelt County, New Mexico: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Roosevelt County is the 1960s, when 13 of the county's 61 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Roosevelt County archive, tornado makes up 11.5% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #235 for this hazard and #2 within New Mexico, putting it in the 91.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for tornado in Roosevelt County with 26 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-05-21 | EF3 | 5.9 mi | 50 yd | Touched down here |
| 2007-03-23 | EF2 | 12.5 mi | 350 yd | Touched down here |
| 2019-05-26 | EF2 | 9.5 mi | 200 yd | Touched down here |
| 1972-05-07 | EF2 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1965-06-25 | EF2 | 10.5 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1957-04-21 | EF2 | 0.3 mi | 40 yd | Touched down here |
| 2025-05-25 | EF1 | 5.2 mi | 300 yd | Touched down here |
| 2012-06-12 | EF1 | 1.1 mi | 75 yd | Touched down here |
| 1981-06-22 | EF1 | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | Touched down here |
| 1974-05-04 | EF1 | 3.0 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1969 | F0 | 0 | 2 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2025 | LINGO | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | LINGO | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | CAUSEY | EFU | $50K |
| Jun 5, 2025 | ROGERS | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | LINGO | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 5, 2025 | ROGERS | EFU | $0 |
| May 25, 2025 | FLOYD | EF1 | $50K |
| May 27, 2019 | CAUSEY | EF0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2019 | DORA | EF2 | $2.0M |
| May 27, 2019 | PEP | EF0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Roosevelt County
- Hail 296
- Thunderstorm Wind 111
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Tornado with estimated peak winds of near 120 mph severely damaged the Portales City water well facility on State Road 202 about 5 miles east of Highway 70. The tornado moved north northwest destroying a new dairy before continuing northwest into Curry County. No injuries reported but storm debris briefly trapped a dairy employee. About 190 dairy cows either killed by the event or else sent to immediate slaughter due to injuries. Average width approximately 200 yards.
Overall rating is EF-1 with 90 mph windspeeds based on what damage indicators there were from power pole damage as no structures were impacted. Damage survey found tree damage at the start of the tornado about 3 miles SW of Floyd before tracking northeast over open fields and crossing road NM-267 about 1.5 miles SE of Floyd. The tornado snapped 10 to 15 power poles near the bases of the poles as it continued to move northeast. Another 20 power poles were snapped on Roosevelt Road 3. This stretch of the tornado track includes its peak intensity and width with low end EF-1 damage (winds speeds near 90 mph). The tornado weakened as it tracked NE towards Roosevelt Road 2 and a dairy plant. There was a mangled farm sprinkler system to the SW of the dairy and minor damage to fences and metal roofing at the dairy plant.
A long track tornadic supercell thunderstorm that developed over far western portions of the Caprock in extreme southeast Guadalupe county produced significant and widespread damage along a path that stretched from over 100 miles from approximately 15 miles north of Fort Sumner to near the New Mexico / Texas state line south of Causey. This was the first of two relatively short tornado damage paths that were surveyed.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Roosevelt County, New Mexico?
61 tornado events are recorded in Roosevelt County between 1954 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Roosevelt County?
The strongest tornado on record in Roosevelt County measured F2.
Where does the tornado data for Roosevelt County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Roosevelt County, New Mexico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-mexico/roosevelt-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.