New Mexico, 2005Heavy Snow in New Mexico, March 14 to 15, 2005
March 14 to 15, 2005 · NWS ABQ · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
A storm which began with heavy snows along the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo mountains and the Sandia mountains pushed cold air through the central valleys and covered the eastern plains with cold readings. Amounts peaked at near 17-19 inches at Chacon and Pecos while 24-28 inches was measured near Gascon.
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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 storm which began with heavy snows along the eastern slopes of the Sangre de Cristo mountains and the Sandia mountains pushed cold air through the central valleys and covered the eastern plains with cold readings. Amounts peaked at near 17-19 inches at Chacon and Pecos while 24-28 inches was measured near Gascon. The Sandia Park area reported 15-22 inches. Snow eventually spread west in the central valley with 4-8 inches reported in Albuquerque metro area and nearly 12 inches across the Jemez Mountains and Los Alamos with 10 inches reported east and southeast of Cuba. The storm dumped 4 to 9 inches across the eastern plains as it finally moved east out of the state, Mountain communities northwest of Las Vegas had 48 hours totals of 30-36 inches.
Heavy Snow, Sandia/Manzano Mountains / Most of W Santa Fe / E Bernalillo / X Se Sanduval / X W Torrance / E Valencia / Part of E Socorro
- When
- March 14, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 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
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County / Se Santa Fe / W San Miguel / Torrance Except X W / E Socorro
- When
- March 14, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County / Se Santa Fe / W San Miguel / Torrance Except X W / E Socorro forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Northeast Highlands / All But X W and X Se Colfax / All But X W Mora / C San Miguel / X Nw Union
- When
- March 14, 12:00 AM MST to 5:00 PM 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
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, 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
- March 14, 12:00 AM MST to 11:00 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
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Quay
- When
- March 14, 12:00 PM MST to March 15, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Quay forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Harding
- When
- March 14, 12:00 PM MST to March 15, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Harding forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Westcentral Mountains / McKinley Except Nc and Ne / Cibola Except X E / N Catron / X Sw Sanduval / X Nw Bernalillo / X Nw Socorro
- When
- March 14, 12:00 PM MST to March 15, 3:00 PM 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
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Conchas Lake/Guadalupe / E San Miguel / Guadalupe
- When
- March 14, 12:00 PM MST to March 15, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Conchas Lake/Guadalupe / E San Miguel / Guadalupe forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Upper Rio Grande Valley / Nw Santa Fe / Part of Se Rio Arriba / Part of Se Sanduval
- When
- March 14, 12:00 PM MST to March 15, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Upper Rio Grande Valley / Nw Santa Fe / Part of Se Rio Arriba / Part of Se Sanduval forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow, Sangre de Cristo Mountains / Taos / X W Mora / X Se Rio Arriba / Ne Santa Fe / X W Colfax / X Nw San Miguel
- When
- March 14, 12:00 PM MST to March 15, 3:00 PM 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
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- 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.
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- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 14, 20053 events
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- Hail in Georgia, March 14, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Georgia, March 14, 20050.75 in hail · 1 event
- Hail in Georgia, March 14, 20051.75 in hail · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 14, 200550 kt wind · 1 event
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5440495, 5440496, 5440497, 5440498, 5440499, 5440500, 5440501, 5440502, 5440503, 5440504.