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Taos, NMDisaster Preparedness & Risk Profile· ZIP 87571

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Taos, NM· ZIP 87571

The storm that marks this area's last decade is December 2021 Midwest Tornado Outbreak. Below, it is named plainly, with the one thing to check first.

Dams nearby

How many dams sit within 20 miles of you?

Help nearby

In a crisis, how far is the nearest open ER?

10 mi

Disaster résumé

Enough history to keep a plan handy.

Biological: 2

Total declared, 10 yr

Most recent

COVID-19 PANDEMIC

4/5/20

Worst · last 10 yr

DECEMBER 2021 MIDWEST TORNADO OUTBREAK

12/15/21

Deaths: 1 storm-wide
Damage: $5M here · $2B storm-wide

Source: NOAA NCEI Billion-Dollar Disasters

What to do

1.Know Taos's evacuation routes
2.Turn on official emergency alerts

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Preparedness guides

Earthquake preparedness
Hurricane preparedness

3.Keep a 3-day get-home bag ready

Your nearest dam

(1.4 mi)

Hazard class: HIGH
Condition: Not assessed

Earthquakes

2025-2026 seismic events: 20+
Magnitude range: 2.5 - 3.9
Most recent event: 2026

Strongest event

Magnitude: 3.9
Date: 2026
Distance from you: 48 mi

Your water is supplied by:

Your community water system

People served: 5,528
EPA violations (3 yr): 0

Wildfire preparedness

Tornado preparedness

Power outage preparedness

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Risk profile for ZIP 87571 built from public federal data (FEMA, USGS, USACE NID, NOAA, EPA, USFS).

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Public federal data, reported verbatim: FEMA, USGS, USACE NID, EPA, USFS, CMS.