Cold/Wind Chill, Westcentral Mountains
- When
- January 19, 5:00 AM MST
- Where
- Westcentral Mountains forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
Cold in New Mexico, January 19, 1997
Exposure was listed as the cause of death for a man found near Tsayatoh. Overnight temperatures were in the single digits over a 3 to 5 inch snow cover.
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.
Exposure was listed as the cause of death for a man found near Tsayatoh. Overnight temperatures were in the single digits over a 3 to 5 inch snow cover.
Event by event
1 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold/Wind Chill, Westcentral Mountains | 1997-01-19 | 33 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
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
- Debris Flow in Washington, January 19, 1997
- Cold in Florida, January 19, 1997
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 19, 1997
- Cold in New York, January 19, 1997
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, January 19 to 20, 1997
- Flood in Hawaii, January 19 to 20, 1997
- Cold in Vermont, January 19, 1997
- Cold in New York, January 19, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 19, 1997
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 19 to 20, 1997
- Flood in Hawaii, January 19, 1997
- Flood in Hawaii, January 19, 1997
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, January 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5586727.