High Wind, Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley
- When
- January 17, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
High Wind in New Mexico, January 17 to 18, 1996
10 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $95,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains
- When
- January 17, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 62 kt (71 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
High Wind, De Baca
- When
- January 17, 10:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- De Baca forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
High Wind, Middle Rio Grande Valley
- When
- January 17, 11:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Middle Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 48 kt (55 mph)
- Property damage
- $15,000
High Wind, Sandia/Manzano Mountains
- When
- January 17, 11:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sandia/Manzano Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $30,000
High Wind, Quay
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Quay forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
High Wind, Chaves County Plains
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Chaves County Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
High Wind, Roosevelt
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Roosevelt forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
High Wind, Curry
- When
- January 17, 12:00 PM MST to 2:00 PM MST
- Where
- Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
High Wind, Far Northeast Plains
- When
- January 18, 2:00 AM MST to 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Far Northeast Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Kansas, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Dust Storm in Arizona, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, January 17 to 19, 1996
- Tornado in Texas, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Texas, January 17 to 18, 1996
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, January 17 to 18, 1996
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5539318, 5539319, 5539320, 5539315, 5539316, 5539317, 5539321, 5539322, 5539323, 5539324.