Guadalupe County, NM Environment & Hazard Risk

• WildfireRelatively Low$311K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 314 years
• Winter weatherRelatively Low$46.9K/yr expected annual loss, about 11 events a year
• DroughtRelatively Low$40.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 130 events a year
• LandslideVery Low$184/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Volcanic activityVery Low$1/yr expected annual loss, about once every 10,000 years
• LightningVery Low$50.1K/yr expected annual loss, about 56 events a year
• EarthquakeVery Low$13.3K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1,639 years
• HailVery Low$29.4K/yr expected annual loss, about 1.1 events a year
• Heat waveVery Low$19.8K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 1 year
• Cold waveVery Low$70.6K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 2 years
• Ice stormVery Low$2,077/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• TornadoVery Low$12.2K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 4 years
• Strong windVery Low$19.4K/yr expected annual loss, about once every 3 years
• AvalancheVery Low$0/yr expected annual loss, about once every 100 years

Bars show the national percentile score (0 to 100) for each hazard. Dollar figures are expected annual losses to buildings, people and crops. Not rated here: coastal flooding, hurricane, riverine flooding, tsunami.

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• Hail141
• High Wind86
• Drought44
• Thunderstorm Wind39
• Flash Flood20
• Tornado9
• Heavy Snow9
• Flood6
• Heavy Rain6
• Funnel Cloud4

• Winter Storm02/02/2022

  Guadalupe County

  1 death, 6 injured

  What happened

  Various sources reported two to five inches of snow across Guadalupe County. The combination of heavy snow and below freezing temperatures resulted in dangerous travel conditions. During the morning of February 2nd, a multi-vehicle accident that involved thirteen vehicles occurred on Interstate 40 near Santa Rosa when the driver of a semi-truck collided into the rear end of another semi-truck. Eleven other commercial motor vehicles and three passenger cars then crashed into each other. All vehicles were traveling eastbound on Interstate 40, but the multi-vehicle crash forced the shutdown of the major travel corridor in both directions. One indirect fatality resulted from the accident. The 35-year-old man was driving a van carrying six other people. He was pronounced dead at the scene while the other six people had varying injuries and were transported to a hospital. Their conditions are unknown. No other injuries were reported.

• Blizzard01/08/2024

  Guadalupe County

  1 death, 1 injured, $500K damage

  What happened

  The Santa Rosa AWOS measured low visibility below a quarter statute mile for 3 hours while a public weather station north of Santa Rosa measured peak wind gusts of 40 to 47 mph during the morning. There were two reports of 3 and 4 inches of snow north and south of Santa Rosa. The NMDOT reported a 43 to 45 vehicle crash along I-40 at Cuervo, NM that involved one fatality. Media reports shared an official report that weather and driver inattention resulted in the semi-truck driver crashing into a van in front of them. The driver of the van died while the passenger was injured.

• Flood09/11/2013

  Puerto De Luna, Guadalupe County

  $1.5M damage

  What happened

  Law enforcement and emergency management reported major flooding along El Rito Creek and at Power Dam. NM 91 was closed between mile markers 0 and 9. The El Rito Creek South Bridge was nearly topped. Large chunks of concrete from Power Dam were destroyed. A railroad bridge over El Rito Creek was compromised and engineers closed rail traffic to assess the bridge. Extensive damage was done to nearby Park Lake Trail. A bridge carrying a water line to Puerto de Luna was extensively damaged. Low lying areas near Brush Dam were flooded in Puerto de Luna. Extensive road damaged has occurred to city and county roads.

• Flash Flood08/02/2015

  Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County

  $120K damage

• Flash Flood06/06/2023

  Santa Rosa, Guadalupe County

  $101K damage

• Thunderstorm Wind70 kt wind07/06/2015

  Cuervo, Guadalupe County

  $100K damage

• Santa Rosa Water SupplyServes 2,681 · Groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+10 monitoring or reporting
• Vaughn Duran Water SystemServes 785 · Groundwater · Local government6 health violations+6 monitoring or reporting
• Puerto De Luna MdwcaServes 426 · Purchased groundwater · Local government3 health violations+7 monitoring or reporting
• Sangre De Cristo Regional MdwcaServes 346 · Groundwater · Local government14 health violations+12 monitoring or reporting
• Hollywood Ranch Domestic WuaServes 79 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Riveras MdwuaServes 60 · Purchased groundwater · Local governmentNo health violations+2 monitoring or reporting
• Rio Pecos Villa MdwcaServes 35 · Purchased groundwater · Local government3 health violations+9 monitoring or reporting