Tornado History

Union Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Union, New Mexico. The records below identify 43 tornadoes from 1951 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F2 (Considerable damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $776K, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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43recorded tornadoes
F2 (Considerable damage)highest rating
$776Kminimum property damage
May 28, 2024latest tornado
50 milongest listed path
440 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF2 May 23, 20102010EF2 May 23, 20102010F2 September 18, 19651965EF1 May 23, 20102010F1 May 17, 19621962EF1 May 23, 20102010F1 April 19, 19771977EF1 May 23, 20102010F0 May 25, 19961996F0 May 17, 19621962F0 August 10, 19511951F0 June 3, 19691969F0 June 7, 19791979F0 June 29, 19541954F0 June 7, 1961F0 June 3, 1965F0 July 3, 1967F0 July 3, 1967F0 July 3, 1967F0 July 5, 1984F0 August 14, 1995F0 September 2, 1996F0 June 3, 1996F0 June 3, 1996F0 July 12, 1996F0 May 25, 1996F0 July 26, 1996F0 August 13, 2001F0 June 21, 2004EF0 June 19, 2008EF0 May 23, 2010EF0 June 7, 2014EF0 August 13, 2016EF0 September 9, 2018EF0 June 22, 2018EF0 July 5, 2019EF0 May 26, 2019EF0 May 26, 2019EF0 July 4, 2020EF0 May 30, 2021Unknown May 15, 1979Unknown June 5, 1961EFU May 28, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F2 (Considerable damage)1
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)21
  • EF0 (Light damage)11
  • Unknown rating2
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 19967
  • 20106
  • 19673
  • 20193
  • 19612
  • 19622
  • 19652
  • 19792

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
May 23, 2010EF2Union, New Mexico8.82 mi440 yd00$325K
May 23, 2010EF2Union, New Mexico15.95 mi440 yd00$250K
September 18, 1965F2Union, New Mexico5.1 mi100 yd00$25K
May 23, 2010EF1Union, New Mexico4.2 mi100 yd00$125K
May 17, 1962F1Union, New Mexico15.3 mi33 yd00$25K
May 23, 2010EF1Union, New Mexico5.67 mi175 yd00$10K
April 19, 1977F1Union, New Mexico0.8 mi20 yd00N/A
May 23, 2010EF1Union, New Mexico9.33 mi175 yd00N/A
May 25, 1996F0Union, New Mexico0.5 mi50 yd00$15K
May 17, 1962F0Union, New Mexico0 mi33 yd00$250
August 10, 1951F0Union, New Mexico12.2 mi30 yd00$30
June 3, 1969F0Union, New Mexico0 mi33 yd00$30

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.