New Mexico hail risk
Doña Ana County has the highest hail risk in New Mexico, scoring 96.1 out of 100 — rated "Relatively High" by FEMA's National Risk Index. NOAA has recorded 1,417 hail events across New Mexico over the past decade.
| # | County | NRI score | Rating |
NOAA events 2016–2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doña Ana County | 96.1 | Relatively High | 24 |
| 2 | Bernalillo County | 95 | Relatively High | 77 |
| 3 | Lea County | 94.4 | Relatively High | 110 |
| 4 | Roosevelt County | 89.9 | Relatively Moderate | 61 |
| 5 | Curry County | 88.5 | Relatively Moderate | 90 |
| 6 | Socorro County | 83.9 | Relatively Moderate | 23 |
| 7 | Otero County | 75 | Relatively Moderate | 31 |
| 8 | Sandoval County | 74.4 | Relatively Moderate | 40 |
| 9 | Eddy County | 74.2 | Relatively Moderate | 102 |
| 10 | Torrance County | 72.1 | Relatively Low | 47 |
| 11 | Santa Fe County | 67.6 | Relatively Low | 58 |
| 12 | Chaves County | 66.5 | Relatively Low | 80 |
| 13 | Union County | 65.4 | Relatively Low | 132 |
| 14 | Valencia County | 64.5 | Relatively Low | 14 |
| 15 | San Miguel County | 41.8 | Relatively Low | 94 |
| 16 | Colfax County | 40.2 | Relatively Low | 79 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 39.4 | Relatively Low | 51 |
| 18 | Sierra County | 34 | Relatively Low | 8 |
| 19 | Quay County | 31.9 | Very Low | 75 |
| 20 | Luna County | 29 | Very Low | 1 |
| 21 | Rio Arriba County | 27.5 | Very Low | 12 |
| 22 | Grant County | 26.5 | Very Low | 13 |
| 23 | Cibola County | 20.5 | Very Low | 9 |
| 24 | Taos County | 17.2 | Very Low | 3 |
| 25 | San Juan County | 15.8 | Very Low | 6 |
| 26 | Guadalupe County | 13.6 | Very Low | 39 |
| 27 | Mora County | 12.2 | Very Low | 39 |
| 28 | Los Alamos County | 11.1 | Very Low | 9 |
| 29 | De Baca County | 9.4 | Very Low | 36 |
| 30 | McKinley County | 9 | Very Low | 1 |
| 31 | Harding County | 4.9 | Very Low | 51 |
| 32 | Hidalgo County | 4.5 | Very Low | 1 |
| 33 | Catron County | 3 | Very Low | 3 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index v1.20.0, December 2025. Scores are 0–100 percentile rankings among all US counties. See the methodology page for definitions. Download the full CSV for all counties.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the highest hail risk county in New Mexico?
Doña Ana County, NM has the highest hail risk in New Mexico, with a FEMA National Risk Index score of 96.1 out of 100 (rated "Relatively High").
What causes hail risk in New Mexico?
Hail risk reflects expected annual losses from damaging hailstones to structures, vehicles, and crops. High scores cluster in the central plains and Front Range — a corridor sometimes called "Hail Alley" — where large-diameter hail is most frequent. Hail causes over $10 billion in US property damage in active years, much of it to roofs, vehicles, and crops.