New Mexico, 2000High Wind in New Mexico, February 17, 2000
February 17, 2000 · NWS ABQ · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
High winds developed for several hours over the peaks above 8000 ft across the central and south central mountains. Observed winds included sustained 41knots and gusts of 55 knots.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
High winds developed for several hours over the peaks above 8000 ft across the central and south central mountains. Observed winds included sustained 41knots and gusts of 55 knots. Winds over the 10000 foot ridge tops were estimated at sustained 50-65 knots.
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
- February 17, 1:00 PM 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
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains / Sc Lincoln
- When
- February 17, 1:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains / Sc Lincoln forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County / Se Santa Fe / W San Miguel / Torrance Except X W / E Socorro
- When
- February 17, 1:00 PM 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
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves
- When
- February 17, 1:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley / Lincoln Except Sc
- When
- February 17, 1:00 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley / Lincoln Except Sc forecast zone
- Measured
- 49 kt (56 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- 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.
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000$280,000 · 28 events
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 2000$550,000 · 11 events
- Hail in Kansas, February 17, 20004.5 in hail · 23 events
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 17 to 18, 200021 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 17 to 18, 200019 events
- Ice Storm in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 20001 injured · 8 events
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, February 17, 2000$20,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 17 to 18, 200013 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 17 to 18, 200012 events
- Hail in Kansas, February 17, 20001 in hail · 10 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 17 to 18, 2000$5,000 · 1.5 in hail · 8 events
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 17, 20006 events
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: 5133885, 5133886, 5133887, 5133888, 5133889.