High Wind, Westcentral Mountains
- When
- April 4, 2:56 PM MST
- Where
- Westcentral Mountains forecast zone
- Measured
- 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow and High Wind in New Mexico, April 4 to 5, 2005
A late season upper level storm produced gusty winds and swaths of heavy snow as it moved over northern New Mexico. Gusty winds of 50-60 mph were reported at several western and central locations beginning on the afternoon of the 4th, but the main period of strong wind gusts was during the morning and afternoon of the 5th across northeast and east central New Mexico.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
A late season upper level storm produced gusty winds and swaths of heavy snow as it moved over northern New Mexico. Gusty winds of 50-60 mph were reported at several western and central locations beginning on the afternoon of the 4th, but the main period of strong wind gusts was during the morning and afternoon of the 5th across northeast and east central New Mexico. Heaviest snow of 5-7 inches was recorded near Des Moines and Capulin in Union County where the wind and snow helped topple about 15 power poles. A truck and motor home also wrecked near Capulin in the high winds that continued into the afternoon of the 5th.
Event by event
9 high wind, 2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County
- When
- April 4, 6:31 PM MST
- Where
- Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Northeast Highlands
- When
- April 5, 2:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northeast Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Far Northeast Plains
- When
- April 5, 2:00 AM MST to 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Far Northeast Plains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
High Wind, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County
- When
- April 5, 8:19 AM MST
- Where
- Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Conchas Lake/Guadalupe
- When
- April 5, 8:45 AM MST
- Where
- Conchas Lake/Guadalupe forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Far Northeast Plains
- When
- April 5, 10:34 AM MST to 7:05 PM MST
- Where
- Far Northeast Plains forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph) measured gust
- Property damage
- $35,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Quay
- When
- April 5, 2:30 PM MST
- Where
- Quay forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, De Baca
- When
- April 5, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- De Baca forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Harding
- When
- April 5, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Curry
- When
- April 5, 4:15 PM MST
- Where
- Curry forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
- 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.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5447445, 5447446, 5447220, 5447437, 5447439, 5447440, 5447438, 5447444, 5447442, 5447443, 5447441.