Ice Storm, Sandia/Manzano Mountains / Most of W Santa Fe / E Bernalillo / X Se Sanduval / X W Torrance / E Valencia / Part of E Socorro
- When
- October 7, 8:00 PM MST to October 8, 6:00 AM 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
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
A rare freezing rain event swept south over the Sandia and Manzano Mountains reaching as far south as the Sacramento Mountains. A shallow layer of cold air had banked up against the eastern slopes of the central and southern mountains. Freezing rain began to accumulate on limbs and power lines around mid-evening in the mountain communities from Tijeras south to Mountainair. Nearly a 1000 customers in Torrance, Valencia and extreme southeast Bernalillo counties lost power by around 145 AM. Lighter damage was reported as far south as Ruidoso.