New Mexico, 2000

High 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.

The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.

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.

Event by event

5 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

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

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: 5133885, 5133886, 5133887, 5133888, 5133889.