New Mexico, 2005Winter Storm in New Mexico, January 4 to 5, 2005
January 4 to 5, 2005 · NWS ABQ · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A prolonged winter storm event dropped heavy snow over the northern and western mountains of New Mexico. Snow began to fall late in the day on the 2nd, but significant accumulations did not occur until the evening of the 4th.
- 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.
A prolonged winter storm event dropped heavy snow over the northern and western mountains of New Mexico. Snow began to fall late in the day on the 2nd, but significant accumulations did not occur until the evening of the 4th. Snow ended on the morning of the 5th. Snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches were common in the western mountains with 6 to 12 inches in the northern mountains. Lesser amounts of 2 to 4 inches occurred in the northeast highlands.
Winter Storm, Sangre de Cristo Mountains / Taos / X W Mora / X Se Rio Arriba / Ne Santa Fe / X W Colfax / X Nw San Miguel
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sangre de Cristo Mountains / Taos / X W Mora / X Se Rio Arriba / Ne Santa Fe / X W Colfax / X Nw San Miguel forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Northwest Mountains Including Jemez / Rio Arriba Except X Se / Sanduval Except Se and X Sw / Los Alamos / Ne McKinley / Se San Juan / X Nw Santa Fe
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northwest Mountains Including Jemez / Rio Arriba Except X Se / Sanduval Except Se and X Sw / Los Alamos / Ne McKinley / Se San Juan / X Nw Santa Fe forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Southwest Mountains/Upper Gila Region / Catron Except N / Part of W Socorro
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southwest Mountains/Upper Gila Region / Catron Except N / Part of W Socorro forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Westcentral Mountains / McKinley Except Nc and Ne / Cibola Except X E / N Catron / X Sw Sanduval / X Nw Bernalillo / X Nw Socorro
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Westcentral Mountains / McKinley Except Nc and Ne / Cibola Except X E / N Catron / X Sw Sanduval / X Nw Bernalillo / X Nw Socorro forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Winter Storm, Northeast Highlands / All But X W and X Se Colfax / All But X W Mora / C San Miguel / X Nw Union
- When
- January 4, 10:00 PM MST to January 5, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northeast Highlands / All But X W and X Se Colfax / All But X W Mora / C San Miguel / X Nw Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- 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.
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 20053 deaths · 2 injured · $30 million · 16 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, January 4 to 6, 20052 deaths · 23 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Missouri, January 4 to 6, 20052 deaths · 4 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 20051 death · 10 events
- Rip Current in Florida, January 4, 20051 death · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 4 to 5, 2005$6.2 million · 23 events
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 4 to 6, 2005$510,000 · 51 events
- Flooding in Ohio, January 4 to 17, 2005$3.5 million · 3 events
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Iowa, January 4 to 6, 2005$190,000 · 18 events
- Winter Storm in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 2005$100,000 · 29 events
- Debris Flow in California, January 4, 2005$250,000 · 1 event
- Flood and Lightning Strikes in Oklahoma, January 4 to 8, 2005$175,000 · 3 events
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: 5432874, 5432875, 5432876, 5432877, 5432878.