Albuquerque
- Hail events
- 1
- Wind events
- 2
Most recent: March 14, 2025
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New Mexico roof damage data: every storm I track, by city and claim window.
I keep this because homeowners kept asking me the same question — 'was my roof in that storm?' — and nobody had a straight answer in one place. NOAA reports, carrier CAT codes, and what I actually found on roofs afterward, in one table. Use it, quote it, link it.
Event log
5 tracked New Mexico storm events.
Each row is a single dated event with a documented peak hail size or gust. The filing window is the one that matters — carriers count from the date of loss, not the date you noticed the ceiling stain.
| Date | Type | Peak measured | Cities affected | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | Hail | 1.00" hail | Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Corrales | Early-season hail hits Rio Rancho & Bernalillo Full 12-month window active. Document now, file within 6 months to avoid adjuster pushback on "pre-existing" language. |
| March 14, 2025 | Wind | 72 mph peak gust | Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Bernalillo, Corrales, Placitas | March wind event — 65 mph sustained across metro Wind claims accepted through March 2026 on most carriers. Don't confuse this with the June hail — file separately. |
| August 22, 2024 | Microburst | 78 mph gusts | Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales | Monsoon microburst tears shingles across Westside NM wind claims generally allow 12 months. Document with dated photos immediately; wind damage patterns fade after the next storm. |
| June 15, 2024 | Hail | 1.75" hail | Albuquerque, Placitas, East Mountains | Golf-ball hail sweeps NE Heights & Foothills Most NM carriers allow 12 months from date of loss for hail claims. State Farm, USAA, and Allstate all opened CAT codes for this storm. |
| May 18, 2023 | Hail | 1.25" hail | Santa Fe | Santa Fe hail event — Eldorado & Las Campanas hardest hit 1-year filing window still open only for policies renewed after May 2023. Check with carrier before scheduling an adjuster. |
By city
Which New Mexico cities keep getting hit.
Counts are derived from the event log above — hail events and wind or microburst events tallied per city. Repeat exposure is the single strongest argument for inspecting before a roof is 15 years old.
Corrales
- Hail events
- 1
- Wind events
- 2
Most recent: May 3, 2025
Rio Rancho
- Hail events
- 1
- Wind events
- 2
Most recent: May 3, 2025
Bernalillo
- Hail events
- 1
- Wind events
- 1
Most recent: May 3, 2025
Placitas
- Hail events
- 1
- Wind events
- 1
Most recent: March 14, 2025
East Mountains
- Hail events
- 1
- Wind events
- 0
Most recent: June 15, 2024
Santa Fe
- Hail events
- 1
- Wind events
- 0
Most recent: May 18, 2023
Methodology
How this data is put together.
Sources
NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports for Bernalillo, Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Valencia counties, plus the catastrophe codes carriers opened for each date.
Verification
An event only enters the log once I've been on at least one roof in the affected area and confirmed damage consistent with the reported peak size. Reports without on-roof confirmation stay out.
Updates
New events are added as they're confirmed. Filing-window notes are revised when a carrier changes its stance on a specific CAT code.
Cite this dataset
Free to republish with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Copy the line below:
Source: Roof Doctor NM — New Mexico Roof Damage Data, https://roofdoctornm.com/nm-roof-damage-data
Realtors, insurance agents, property managers, HOA boards, and NM news desks: if you need a cut of this by ZIP or by carrier for a story or a client packet, ask and I'll pull it.
Was your roof in one of these storms?
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Questions about the NM roof damage data
- Yes. This dataset is free to republish, quote, or chart as long as you credit Roof Doctor NM and link back to roofdoctornm.com/nm-roof-damage-data. Realtors, insurance agents, property managers, and NM news outlets are welcome to use it.
- Each event is compiled from NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports for the affected New Mexico counties, cross-checked against the carrier catastrophe (CAT) codes opened for that date and against what I documented on roofs in those neighborhoods afterward.
- Most New Mexico carriers allow 12 months from the date of loss for hail and wind claims, and some allow 24. The filing window runs from the storm date, not from the date you noticed the damage — which is exactly why an event date matters more than the age of the stain on your ceiling.
- No. These are area-level events, not per-address findings. Hail falls in narrow swaths and two houses on the same street can have completely different outcomes. The free walk-around exists to answer that question for your specific roof before you file anything.
- No — I'm an independent inspector, not a public adjuster or a contractor. I document what's on the roof in writing with photos and code references. You (or your adjuster) use that to file. That separation is what makes the report credible to a carrier.
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