An arctic cold front swept south producing sustained winds of 40-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph across the eastern plains and highlands adjacent to the central mountains. Light damage to trees was widespread in the cities and towns across the east during this overnight blow.
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.
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
An arctic cold front swept south producing sustained winds of 40-45 mph with gusts to 60 mph across the eastern plains and highlands adjacent to the central mountains. Light damage to trees was widespread in the cities and towns across the east during this overnight blow. However, Moriarty saw heavier damage with reports of roof shingles being blow off and light poles blown down at local auto dealers, while a large section of a 55,000 gallon storage tank under construction crumpled.
6 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Mexico in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, December 2000
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: 5176988, 5176989, 5176990, 5176991, 5176992, 5176993.