Heavy Snow in New Mexico, April 10, 1997

Name: Heavy Snow in New Mexico, April 10, 1997
Start: 1997-04-10T10:00
End: 1997-04-10T20:00
Location: New Mexico

April 10, 1997 · NWS ABQ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Four to six inches of snow fell in short periods of time along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo mountains from Raton to Angel Fire.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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.

Four to six inches of snow fell in short periods of time along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo mountains from Raton to Angel Fire.

Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Sangre de Cristo Mountains / Taos / X W Mora / X Se Rio Arriba / Ne Santa Fe / X W Colfax / X Nw San Miguel

When: April 10, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where: Sangre de Cristo Mountains / Taos / X W Mora / X Se Rio Arriba / Ne Santa Fe / X W Colfax / X Nw San Miguel forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Northeast Highlands / All But X W and X Se Colfax / All But X W Mora / C San Miguel / X Nw Union

When: April 10, 10:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where: Northeast Highlands / All But X W and X Se Colfax / All But X W Mora / C San Miguel / X Nw Union forecast zone

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, April 1997

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5597578, 5597579.