High Wind in New Mexico, May 10, 1996

Name: High Wind in New Mexico, May 10, 1996
Start: 1996-05-10T14:00
End: 1996-05-10T14:01
Location: New Mexico

May 10, 1996 · NWS ABQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

High winds or a possible dust devil tore off half of the metal roof and porch from a home near the Las Gallinas community northwest of Las Vegas.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $15,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.

High winds or a possible dust devil tore off half of the metal roof and porch from a home near the Las Gallinas community northwest of Las Vegas.

Event by event

1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County

When: May 10, 2:00 PM MST to 2:01 PM MST
Where: Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000

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

Every storm in New Mexico in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, May 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: 5551859.