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Floyd, New Mexico

7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1973. It stands in the Elida census division. It lies in ZIP code area 88118. The Survey maps it on the Floyd quadrangle. 86 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,154 feet above sea level.

Floyd within Roosevelt County

Population over time

2 figures

Floyd fell from 133 to 86 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
2010133
202086-47 (-35%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

3 surveys from 7 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

32 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Floyd between 1993 and 2019, burning about 2,717 acres in total. 6 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Equipment and vehicle use10
Natural6
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use65 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionKRONE
10 August 2011Equipment and vehicle use29 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionHESSTON
6 July 2006Natural60 acresNew Mexico State Forestry Divisionnot named
5 July 2011Fireworks10 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionTHE HIDEOUT
27 July 2015Natural1.0 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionFLOYD
26 July 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionDEAVER
6 June 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresNew Mexico State Forestry DivisionBUZARD
26 June 2019Natural130 acresCapitan District19-51380524X

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Roosevelt County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Floyd: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Materials PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Roosevelt County

Storms near this place

34 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Floyd in 34 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 13 thunderstorm wind, 12 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2017Thunderstorm WindFloyd$250,000A large storage trailer with agricultural goods was blown over and contents destroyed. Several farmers in the area experienced total crop loss from large hail and high winds. Damage was also reported to many homes. One home saw hail punctured through the roof and damaged the interior of the residence.
October 2019Flash FloodFloyd$100,000A CoCoRaHS observer near Causey reported a whopping 6.87 of rain in just 24 hours. State Road 267 was closed due to flash flooding between mile markers 11 and 15 west of Portales.
June 2017HailFloyd$100,000Hail up to the size of baseballs. Damage sustained to crops, homes, and vehicles.
May 2025Tornado (EF1)Floyd$50,000Overall rating is EF-1 with 90 mph windspeeds based on what damage indicators there were from power pole damage as no structures were impacted. Damage survey found tree damage at the start of the tornado about 3 miles SW of Floyd before tracking northeast over open fields and crossing road NM-267 about 1.5 miles SE of Floyd. The tornado snapped 10 to 15 power poles near the bases of the poles as it continued to move northeast. Another 20 power poles were snapped on Roosevelt Road 3. This stretch of the tornado track includes its peak intensity and width with low end EF-1 damage (winds speeds near 90 mph). The tornado weakened as it tracked NE towards Roosevelt Road 2 and a dairy plant. There was a mangled farm sprinkler system to the SW of the dairy and minor damage to fences and metal roofing at the dairy plant.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindFloyd$20,000Powerful thunderstorm winds downed two power poles, overturned one center pivot irrigation unit, blew over a feed trailer, and downed at least one large tree.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindFloyd$5,000Thunderstorm winds blew over a crop sprinkler near Floyd and tiles off roofs in Portales.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindFloyd$2,000A trained spotter reported small tree limbs that were generally less than 1 inch in diameter were knocked down from estimated 50 to 55 mph winds from a thunderstorm near Floyd. Damages are estimated for the downed tree limbs.
August 2010Flash FloodFloyd$2,000Multiple roads were flooded across northern Roosevelt County, particularly around Floyd and Portales. One citizen attempted to drive through a low water crossing filled with three to four feet of water along Highway 267 near Floyd. The car stalled, but was recovered. 18th Street in Portales was a particularly hard hit area. Streets along 18th were impassible between Avenue D and Globe. The intersection of Avenue I and 18th Street was impassible as well. The cooperative observer in Portales measured 1.75 inches of rain.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindFloyd$500Several sections of a fence made of telephone pole wood blown down 1 mile east of Floyd.
June 2012HailFloyd$500Baseball size hail broke out the windshield of a pick up truck.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindFloyd-The Melrose Range Mesonet station observed a 70 mph wind gust from nearby thunderstorms.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindFloyd-The RAWS station at Melrose Range observed a 69 mph wind gust on the leading edge of a line of severe thunderstorms.
May 2024Flash FloodFloyd-Road closure from standing water over roadway along NM 267 from mile marker 10 to 13.
May 2024HailFloyd-A severe thunderstorm produced penny to quarter size hail a few miles south of Floyd.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindFloyd-Local weather station several miles west-northwest of Floyd reported a peak wind gust to 67 mph.
May 2017Funnel CloudFloyd-The first funnel cloud in a series spotted west-northwest of Portales.
July 2017FloodFloyd-Numerous vehicles were stranded along U.S. Highway 70. State police characterized the area as a large lake. State road 267 was also washed out between Floyd and Portales. Over a foot of water was reported on roadways in downtown Portales.
May 2013HailFloyd-Nickel size hail reported near Floyd.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindFloyd-Peak thunderstorm wind of 69 mph 4 miles southwest of Floyd.
June 2012Tornado (EF1)Floyd-A long track tornadic supercell thunderstorm that developed over far western portions of the Caprock in extreme southeast Guadalupe county produced significant and widespread damage along a path that stretched from over 100 miles from approximately 15 miles north of Fort Sumner to near the New Mexico / Texas state line south of Causey. This was the first of two relatively short tornado damage paths that were surveyed.
May 2011HailFloyd-Hail was reported along Highway 236 near Bethel.
August 2008Flash FloodFloyd-Thunderstorms produced heavy rain which flooded State Road 267 between Floyd and Portales.
July 2005Thunderstorm WindFloyd-Staff at the tower of the Melrose Bombing Range reported extreme winds as a small bow echo type storm moved west to east over the range complex. Trees were twisted and several large cargo containers were rolled across country for about 1000 feet, but no other damage was observed.
May 1999HailFloyd-Hail accumulated knee-deep in several places wiping out cotton and vegetable plants during a 35 minute period that also produced 3 inches of rain.
May 2010HailFloyd-no account filed
August 2008Thunderstorm WindFloyd-no account filed
May 2008HailFloyd-no account filed
May 2008HailFloyd-no account filed
June 2007Thunderstorm WindFloyd-no account filed
June 2004HailFloyd-no account filed
August 2002Heavy RainFloyd-no account filed
May 1999HailFloyd-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindFloyd-no account filed
June 1994HailFloyd-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Roosevelt County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Upton5.6 miles6
Bethel5.7 miles8
Tinsley Crossing10.4 miles8
Delphos10.7 miles8
Benson (historical)11.2 miles7
Yerba11.4 miles8
Ingram (historical)12.0 miles6
Portales13.2 miles8

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on FloydAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2537378The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 902248. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.