Albuquerque, New Mexico tornadoes

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11confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Albuquerque since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 30, 2025, EFU.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total11within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.1average since 1950
Peak monthMay2 of 11
StrongestF1May 31, 1965
Deaths0whole paths, see note
Injuries0whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Albuquerque.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

20 Jan: 1Feb: 0Mar: 1Apr: 1May: 2Jun: 2Jul: 2Aug: 1Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 0JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 2 of 11 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 112 PM: 0: 0: 03 PM: 4: 3: 06 PM: 1: 2: 09 PM: 0: 0: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 3:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

20 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 01990: 1: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02020: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 219501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
7
EF1
1
Unknown
3

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Strongest

F1, May 31, 1965

0.1 mile path Longest path

2 miles, F0

September 20, 1985, whole path Widest

30 yards, F0

April 16, 2005
Every tornado

All 11 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 30, 2025EFU0.18 mi10 yd00
Jan 29, 2025EFU0.34 mi10 yd00
Jun 5, 2023EFU0.01 mi20 yd00
Aug 15, 2020EF00.01 mi20 yd00
Apr 16, 2005F00.1 mi30 yd00
May 15, 1991F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jul 14, 1990F00.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 29, 1987F00.2 mi20 yd00
Sep 20, 1985F02 mi23 yd00
Mar 27, 1970F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1965F10.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Albuquerque and its county

Albuquerque is in Bernalillo County, where NOAA has recorded 16 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.