New Mexico, 1998

High Wind in New Mexico, November 9, 1998

November 9, 1998 · NWS ABQ · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

High winds with gusts over 50 MPH developed across south central and eastern New Mexico as a strong upper level trough passed over the state.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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.

High winds with gusts over 50 MPH developed across south central and eastern New Mexico as a strong upper level trough passed over the state.

Event by event

10 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains / Sc Lincoln

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains / Sc Lincoln forecast zone
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County / Se Santa Fe / W San Miguel / Torrance Except X W / E Socorro

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County / Se Santa Fe / W San Miguel / Torrance Except X W / E Socorro forecast zone
Measured
47 kt (54 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Chaves County Plains / Chaves Except X Sw

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Chaves County Plains / Chaves Except X Sw forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Curry

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Curry forecast zone
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, De Baca

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
De Baca forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Far Northeast Plains / Union Except X Nw / X Se Colfax

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Far Northeast Plains / Union Except X Nw / X Se Colfax forecast zone
Measured
44 kt (51 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Harding

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Harding forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley / Lincoln Except Sc

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley / Lincoln Except Sc forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

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

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 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
Measured
43 kt (49 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind, Sandia/Manzano Mountains / Most of W Santa Fe / E Bernalillo / X Se Sanduval / X W Torrance / E Valencia / Part of E Socorro

When
November 9, 11:00 AM MST to 4:00 PM MST
Where
Sandia/Manzano Mountains / Most of W Santa Fe / E Bernalillo / X Se Sanduval / X W Torrance / E Valencia / Part of E Socorro forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph)
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5669838, 5669839, 5669840, 5669841, 5669842, 5669843, 5669942, 5669943, 5669944, 5669945.