1 federal flood & hurricane disasters
Share of the whole county outline, rivers and lakes included; parts FEMA hasn’t mapped count as zero.
Shaded areas are FEMA’s mapped flood hazard zones in and around Guadalupe County, New Mexico. Zoomed out they are simplified; at street level the map switches to FEMA’s exact layer. Tap anywhere to check that spot, or search an address above.
Flash flooding driven by summer thunderstorms dominates the flood profile of Guadalupe County, accounting for the vast majority of recorded flood events over the last 30 years compared to general river floods.
Severe weather patterns frequently trigger sudden high water across the region. For example, an early season plume of monsoon moisture brought multiple days of heavy rain and flash flooding in June 2025. Similarly, subtropical moisture funneled into the state by an upper-level low produced widespread showers and flash flooding in June 2023.
Homeowners, real estate agents, and journalists tracking property vulnerabilities should pay the most attention to properties situated in low-lying areas, near arroyos, and downstream from burn scars or areas susceptible to rapid runoff from intense convective storms.
Summary written from NOAA storm reports and NFIP claims for this county. Not a prediction.
12 NOAA storm reports from Guadalupe County describe what happened, in the words of the forecasters who covered it. Read the New Mexico flood stories →
9 federal disaster declarations since 1997, 1 of them floods, coastal storms or hurricanes.
| Disaster | Began |
|---|---|
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Jul 27, 2014 |
| Severe Storms, Flooding, And Mudslides | Sep 9, 2013 |
| Severe Storms And Flooding | Jul 26, 2006 |
| Hurricane Katrina Evacuation | Aug 29, 2005 |
| Severe Fire Threats | May 5, 2000 |
| Severe Forest Fire | May 5, 2000 |
| Severe Winter Storm | Dec 22, 1997 |
Weather and water disasters only; most recent first. Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations.
26 since 1996: 20 flash floods and 6 river or area floods.
| Event | Date | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Flash Flood | Jun 23, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 9, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 1, 2025 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jul 15, 2023 | — |
| Flash Flood | Jun 5, 2023 | $100,000 |
| Flash Flood | Jul 6, 2021 | — |
| Flash Flood | May 8, 2017 | — |
| Flash Flood | Aug 1, 2015 | $5,000 |
— = no damage estimate in the record. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Flash Flood · Jun 23, 2025. An early season plume of monsoon moisture advected northward into New Mexico from June 22nd through the 24th bringing several days of flash flooding and severe weather across portions of northern and central NM. June 22nd in particular saw severe thunderstorms produce numerous severe wind gusts of 60 mph or stronger across eastern NM from Roswell to Nara Visa with reports of downed utility poles and arcing powerli…
Flash Flood · Jun 9, 2025. Daytime heating combined with higher moisture east of a dryline and upper level northwest flow across the northern and central Rockies and Great Plains resulted in the development of severe storms with large hail across Colfax, Union and far northeast Harding Counties during the late afternoon and evening hours before exiting into West Texas after midnight. A more potent shortwave at the base of an upper low over…
Flash Flood · Aug 1, 2025. The monsoon high was centered across southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico on August 1st and 2nd. Northwest flow around the upper high circulation along with embedded disturbances in this flow resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across parts of central and eastern New Mexico during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms resulted in some flash flooding on and downstream of the Ruid…
Flash Flood · Jul 15, 2023. Higher low-level moisture on July 13th and a backdoor cold front replenishing this moisture for July 14th and 15th combined with robust upper level wind shear produced three days of severe weather across eastern NM. Severe weather impacts were limited to northeastern NM on the 13th and 14th, becoming more widespread across northeastern and east-central NM on the 15th. There were a few thunderstorm wind gusts measu…
National Weather Service narratives, lightly trimmed. Source: NOAA Storm Events Database.
Every colour on the map above is a place on this drawing: where the ground sits relative to the flood FEMA plans for.
If a building in Guadalupe County is in a high-risk zone (A or V) and its mortgage comes from a federally regulated or insured lender, or is federally backed, flood insurance is required.
Outside those zones it is optional, and often worth having: from 2014 to 2024 nearly one-third of NFIP claims came from outside the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area. Since Risk Rating 2.0, NFIP premiums are set for each building, so the only reliable price is a quote: FloodSmart.gov or a local agent.