New Mexico, 1997

Cold in New Mexico, January 11, 1997

January 11, 1997 · NWS ABQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A man from Gamerco died from exposure in west Gallup. Overnight weather was clear and cold with a low of 16 degrees.

The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

A man from Gamerco died from exposure in west Gallup. Overnight weather was clear and cold with a low of 16 degrees.

Event by event

1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Westcentral Mountains

When
January 11, 12:00 AM MST to 8:30 AM MST
Where
Westcentral Mountains forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5586728.