Roosevelt County, New Mexico: hazard risk
FEMA rates Roosevelt County's overall risk Relatively Moderate (score 84.1 of 100, higher than 84% of rated U.S. counties); 2 of its 15 hazards are rated Relatively High or Very High, led by wildfire, drought. Its storm record holds 833 events since 1950.
FEMA's rating for each hazard
These are FEMA's county-wide model ratings and this county's storm record. They are not an assessment of any property, address or building, and not insurance advice: a property's risk depends on its own elevation, construction and location.
FEMA gives each hazard its own rating, and a rating does not follow the score from one hazard to the next: a hazard with a higher score can carry a lower rating than another. The table sorts by FEMA's rating, then by score (0 to 100, the county against every other county for that hazard).
| Hazard | Risk rating | Score | Expected annual loss |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Relatively High | 98.6 | $16M |
| Drought | Relatively High | 97.0 | $3.3M |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 89.9 | $1.5M |
| Riverine Flooding | Relatively Moderate | 83.7 | $20M |
| Winter Weather | Relatively Moderate | 83.0 | $209K |
| Strong Wind | Relatively Moderate | 76.3 | $999K |
| Heat Wave | Relatively Low | 65.5 | $647K |
| Tornado | Relatively Low | 53.5 | $1.2M |
| Lightning | Relatively Low | 38.7 | $132K |
| Ice Storm | Relatively Low | 27.4 | $24K |
| Cold Wave | Relatively Low | 26.6 | $309K |
| Volcanic Activity | Very Low | 38.1 | $4 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 32.2 | $15K |
| Earthquake | Very Low | 25.0 | $39K |
| Landslide | Very Low | 7.5 | $13 |
Source: FEMA National Risk Index, December 2025 release. A model of future loss, not a count of past events. FEMA's National Risk Index map.
What the record holds
| Hazard | Records | Deaths | Damage | Rank in state | Rank in U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 302 | 0 | $3.5M | 4th of 33 | 2192nd of 3,080 |
| Drought | 132 | 0 | – | 9th of 33 | 872nd of 3,063 |
| Severe thunderstorm wind | 115 | 0 | $9.7M | 6th of 33 | 2658th of 3,080 |
| High wind and dust storms | 108 | 0 | $217K | 18th of 33 | 1296th of 3,080 |
| Tornadoes | 61 | 0 | $7.2M | 2nd of 33 | 2107th of 3,080 |
| Floods | 41 | 0 | $3.4M | 13th of 33 | 2508th of 3,080 |
| Winter storms | 38 | 1 | $125M | 24th of 33 | 2760th of 3,077 |
| Heavy rain | 9 | 0 | – | 6th of 33 | 1783rd of 3,080 |
| Heat | 5 | 1 | – | 7th of 33 | 2187th of 3,076 |
| Wildfires | 5 | 0 | $1.3M | 17th of 33 | 878th of 2,972 |
| Extreme cold | 4 | 0 | – | 15th of 33 | 2696th of 3,076 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | – | 16th of 33 | 2372nd of 3,080 |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026-06-30; damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
The full Roosevelt County record: every hazard by year and month, the deadliest events and FEMA's declarations.