182
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$1.2M
Property damage
Thunderstorm Wind in Quay County, New Mexico: 182 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 81. That places the county #1,190 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Thunderstorm Wind in Quay County, New Mexico: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for thunderstorm wind in Quay County is the 2010s, when 59 of the county's 182 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 Quay County archive, thunderstorm wind makes up 29.2% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,190 for this hazard and #4 within New Mexico, putting it in the 62.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for thunderstorm wind in Quay County with 65 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1998 | LOGAN | 0 | 0 | 1 | $60K |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2025 | ENDEE | 56 | $0 |
| Sep 9, 2025 | (TCC)TUCUMCARI ARPT | 55 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | ENDEE | 67 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | (TCC)TUCUMCARI ARPT | 50 | $0 |
| Jul 12, 2025 | LOGAN | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2025 | ENDEE | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2025 | SAN JON | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2025 | NARA VISA | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 22, 2025 | MONTOYA | 52 | $0 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | HOUSE | 56 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Quay County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
The county Emergency Manager and Quay County Sun newspaper reported 10 commercial vehicles were blown over on I-40 due to severe thunderstorm wind gusts. This along with 7 other simultaneous crashes closed I-40 for several hours in both directions. Several people were taken to the local hospital in Tucumcari as emergency response from Logan, San Jon, Tucumcari and the Quay Fire District 2 responded to the incident.
A member of the public in Logan estimated 70 mph wind gusts from a severe thunderstorm that tracked southeast through the area. The emergency manager also reported thunderstorm damage from these winds with siding and metal roofing torn from several mobile homes. A tractor trailer was also turned over on New Mexico State Highway 54, and several four feet tall mesquite bushes were snapped in half. Damages are estimated for the mobile home damage, overturned tractor trailers, and mesquite bush damage.
Severe thunderstorm wind gusts blew of a community center roof, church doors and destroyed numerous outbuildings in Nara Visa as reported in Quay County Sun. A social media post showed a large section of a metal fence lofted into the air and draped over a toppled tree at Burns Ranch and a second large tree blown down.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many thunderstorm wind events are on record in Quay County, New Mexico?
182 thunderstorm wind events are recorded in Quay County between 1956 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest thunderstorm wind recorded in Quay County?
The strongest thunderstorm wind on record in Quay County measured 81.
Where does the thunderstorm wind data for Quay 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
“Thunderstorm Wind in Quay County, New Mexico.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-mexico/quay-county/thunderstorm-wind/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.