New Mexico, 1998

Heavy Snow in New Mexico, March 6 to 7, 1998

March 6 to 7, 1998 · NWS ABQ · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Bands of heavy snow spread northeast during the night from west central New Mexico into the northern mountains. Chama reported 7 inches of wet snow while amounts reached 9-10 inches near Red River.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Bands of heavy snow spread northeast during the night from west central New Mexico into the northern mountains. Chama reported 7 inches of wet snow while amounts reached 9-10 inches near Red River. Four to six inch amounts were reported across Cibola and northern Catron counties.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Northwest Mountains Including Jemez / Rio Arriba Except X Se / Sanduval Except Se and X Sw / Los Alamos / Ne McKinley / Se San Juan / X Nw Santa Fe

When
March 6, 6:00 PM MST to March 7, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Northwest Mountains Including Jemez / Rio Arriba Except X Se / Sanduval Except Se and X Sw / Los Alamos / Ne McKinley / Se San Juan / X Nw Santa Fe forecast zone

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
March 6, 6:00 PM MST to March 7, 12:00 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, Westcentral Mountains / McKinley Except Nc and Ne / Cibola Except X E / N Catron / X Sw Sanduval / X Nw Bernalillo / X Nw Socorro

When
March 6, 6:00 PM MST to March 7, 12:00 PM MST
Where
Westcentral Mountains / McKinley Except Nc and Ne / Cibola Except X E / N Catron / X Sw Sanduval / X Nw Bernalillo / X Nw Socorro forecast zone

What these are

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

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5638451, 5638452, 5638453.