Thunderstorm Wind, Rio Arriba
- When
- July 26, 2:30 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Rio Arriba County, La Villita
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.100, -106.050
Damaging Winds in New Mexico, July 26 to 27, 2000
Far southeast Rio Arriba County suffered widespread power outages and other minor property damage as thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines on two consecutive afternoons.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Far southeast Rio Arriba County suffered widespread power outages and other minor property damage as thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines on two consecutive afternoons.
The radar
The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 127 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:30 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Rio Arriba
- When
- July 27, 2:15 PM MST to 3:45 PM MST
- Where
- Rio Arriba County, Alcalde
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.083, -106.050
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Iowa, July 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, July 26, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 26 to 27, 2000
- Wildfire in Hawaii, July 26, 2000
- Wildfire in Idaho, July 26 to 31, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Ohio, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in Kansas, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000
- Flash Flood in Wisconsin, July 26, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, July 26, 2000
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, July 26, 2000
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: 5164249, 5164250.