Highest risk cities in New Mexico
Highest tornado risk cities in New Mexico
Ranked city list for severe outbreak corridors, based on 514/514 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.
P85-based state reference
Tornado score
8/100
Updated Sun, Sep 20, 5:30 AM.
514/514 eligible cities evaluated
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Top 25 cities by tornado score from 514 evaluated locations.
#1
Lovington, NM
69 points above the state reference
#2
Texico, NM
65 points above the state reference
#3
Hobbs, NM
54 points above the state reference
#4
North Hobbs, NM
54 points above the state reference
#5
Nadine, NM
38 points above the state reference
#6
Maxwell, NM
27 points above the state reference
#7
Logan, NM
23 points above the state reference
#8
San Jon, NM
23 points above the state reference
#9
Alamogordo, NM
19 points above the state reference
#10
Boles Acres, NM
19 points above the state reference
#11
Hurley, NM
19 points above the state reference
#12
Midway, NM
19 points above the state reference
#13
Morningside, NM
19 points above the state reference
#14
Roswell, NM
19 points above the state reference
#15
Carlsbad, NM
15 points above the state reference
#16
Causey, NM
15 points above the state reference
#17
Eunice, NM
15 points above the state reference
#18
Happy Valley, NM
15 points above the state reference
#19
La Huerta, NM
15 points above the state reference
#20
Napi Headquarters, NM
15 points above the state reference
#21
Albuquerque, NM
11 points above the state reference
#22
Cannon AFB, NM
11 points above the state reference
#23
Jarales, NM
11 points above the state reference
#24
Kirtland AFB, NM
11 points above the state reference
#25
Portales, NM
11 points above the state reference
How this ranking works
Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across514/514 eligible cities evaluated.
Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.
City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.