High Wind, Sierra County Lakes Region / Sierra Except W
- When
- January 21, 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sierra County Lakes Region / Sierra Except W forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind in New Mexico, January 21, 1999
High winds associated with a strong coldfront moving through the area caused widespread but mostly minor damage.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 EPZ wrote it up.
High winds associated with a strong coldfront moving through the area caused widespread but mostly minor damage.
Event by event
7 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Southern Desert / Dona Ana Except X E
- When
- January 21, 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Desert / Dona Ana Except X E forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Southern Sacramento Mountains / Nc Otero
- When
- January 21, 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southern Sacramento Mountains / Nc Otero forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin / Luna
- When
- January 21, 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin / Luna forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Southwest Desert/Boothill / S Grant / Hidalgo Except X N
- When
- January 21, 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Desert/Boothill / S Grant / Hidalgo Except X N forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Southwest Mountains/Lower Gila Region / X N Hildago / Grant Except S / W Sierra
- When
- January 21, 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Southwest Mountains/Lower Gila Region / X N Hildago / Grant Except S / W Sierra forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Tularosa Basin/Southern Desert / Otero Except Nc / X E Dona Anna
- When
- January 21, 11:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tularosa Basin/Southern Desert / Otero Except Nc / X E Dona Anna forecast zone
- Measured
- 68 kt (78 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 1999
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- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 1999
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, January 21 to 22, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Indiana, January 21 to 23, 1999
- Tornadoes and Hail in Louisiana, January 21, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 1999
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, January 21 to 22, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, January 21, 1999
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5679296, 5679297, 5679298, 5679299, 5679300, 5679301, 5679302.