High Wind, Northeast Highlands
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Northeast Highlands forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in New Mexico, February 10, 1999
Gusty winds developed across central New Mexico as an upper trough swept eastward over the state. Gusts of 50 to 55 mph were reported from Gallup and Grants into Albuquerque.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
Gusty winds developed across central New Mexico as an upper trough swept eastward over the state. Gusts of 50 to 55 mph were reported from Gallup and Grants into Albuquerque. Winds of 60 to 70 mph whipped over the ridges of the central mountain chain stretching from Raton south to Ruidoso then sped downslope at 50 to 60 mph into the adjacent eastern highlands. Several small plains were damaged by gusty winds at the Angel Fire Airport in Colfax County.
Event by event
8 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Sandia/Manzano Mountains
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Sandia/Manzano Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Middle Rio Grande Valley
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Middle Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Westcentral Mountains
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:30 PM MST
- Where
- Westcentral Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Sangre de Cristo Mountains / Taos / X W Mora / X Se Rio Arriba / Ne Santa Fe / X W Colfax / X Nw San Miguel
- When
- February 10, 3:00 PM MST to 5:30 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
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- INSURANCE COMPANY
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
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 10, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 10, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- High Wind in Colorado, February 10, 1999
- High Wind in South Dakota, February 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 10 to 11, 1999
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, February 10, 1999
- High Wind in Alaska, February 10, 1999
- Heat in Arkansas, February 10, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 10, 1999
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, February 1999
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: 5689520, 5689521, 5689522, 5689523, 5689524, 5689525, 5689526, 5689527.