Heavy Snow, Northeast Highlands
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northeast Highlands forecast zone
Heavy Snow in New Mexico, April 11 to 12, 1997
Heavy snows developed over the middle Rio Grande Valley and spread northward over the Sandia and Manzano mountains to the east slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Sudden amounts of 3 to 4 inches along Interstate Highway 25 north of Socorro caused white-out conditions.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Heavy snows developed over the middle Rio Grande Valley and spread northward over the Sandia and Manzano mountains to the east slope of the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Sudden amounts of 3 to 4 inches along Interstate Highway 25 north of Socorro caused white-out conditions. The Albuquerque foothills and nearby East Mountain area reported 5 to 6 inches. Traffic on Interstate 40 was delayed by 10 inches of snow at Clines Corner. Twelve inches was reported at Cimarron in Colfax county.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Middle Rio Grande Valley
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Middle Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Sandia/Manzano Mountains
- When
- April 11, 3:00 PM MST to April 12, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sandia/Manzano Mountains 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
- Hurricane and Heavy Rain in Guam, April 11 to 19, 1997
- Flood in Oklahoma, April 11, 1997
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, April 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11 to 12, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Tornado in Texas, April 11, 1997
- Hail in Texas, April 11, 1997
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5597580, 5597684, 5597685, 5597686.