New Mexico, 2000

Winter Storm in New Mexico, November 6 to 7, 2000

November 6 to 7, 2000 · NWS ABQ · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

South central mountain areas and the east central plains were hit by heavy snow as tropical moisture overran a cold arctic surge that covered eastern New Mexico. Amounts of 5 to 8 inches caused numerous road closures from Roswell northeast to Santa Rosa, Clovis and Tucumcari.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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.

South central mountain areas and the east central plains were hit by heavy snow as tropical moisture overran a cold arctic surge that covered eastern New Mexico. Amounts of 5 to 8 inches caused numerous road closures from Roswell northeast to Santa Rosa, Clovis and Tucumcari. Ruidoso reported 13 inches of heavy, wet snow.

Event by event

9 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Quay

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Quay forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains / Sc Lincoln

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains / Sc Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Chaves County Plains / Chaves Except X Sw

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Chaves County Plains / Chaves Except X Sw forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Conchas Lake/Guadalupe / E San Miguel / Guadalupe

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Conchas Lake/Guadalupe / E San Miguel / Guadalupe forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Curry

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Curry forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, De Baca

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
De Baca forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley / Lincoln Except Sc

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley / Lincoln Except Sc forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Winter Storm, Roosevelt

When
November 6, 11:00 PM MST to November 7, 2:00 PM MST
Where
Roosevelt forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in New Mexico in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, November 2000

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: 5160792, 5160793, 5160794, 5160795, 5160796, 5160797, 5160798, 5160799, 5160800.