New Mexico, 2007

Heavy Snow in New Mexico, January 19 to 20, 2007

January 19 to 20, 2007 · NWS ABQ · 21 events in 21 counties and zones

The combination of strong over-running and extended periods of easterly upslope winds produced heavy snow across central and eastern New Mexico as a cold arctic air mass covered the region and small disturbances passed overhead. Cold air eventually spread west through the central valleys into the western mountains to generate snow from slow moving upper level disturbances.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
21

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.

The combination of strong over-running and extended periods of easterly upslope winds produced heavy snow across central and eastern New Mexico as a cold arctic air mass covered the region and small disturbances passed overhead. Cold air eventually spread west through the central valleys into the western mountains to generate snow from slow moving upper level disturbances. East central counties saw the heaviest and longest duration snow with amounts topping 10 inches at Melrose in Curry County. Other surrounding areas between Clovis, Fort Sumner and Roswell reported 5 to 7 inches. Central mountain areas from east of Albuquerque south to Ruidoso saw amounts of 6 to 10 inches. Three to five inches snow fell across portions of the Middle Rio Grande Valley while the peak snow amounts in the western areas of the state included 7 to 8 inches as far west as the Four Corners region and the plateaus between Gallup and Socorro.

Event by event

21 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Curry

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Curry forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Quay

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Quay forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Conchas Lake/Guadalupe

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Conchas Lake/Guadalupe forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Chaves County Plains

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Chaves County Plains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, De Baca

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
De Baca forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Roosevelt

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Roosevelt forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Lincoln County High Plains/Hondo Valley forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Sandia/Manzano Mountains

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Sandia/Manzano Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Northeast Highlands

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Northeast Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Sangre de Cristo Mountains

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Far Northeast Plains

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Far Northeast Plains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Harding

When
January 19, 6:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Harding forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Northwest Plateau

When
January 19, 8:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Northwest Plateau forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Northwest Mountains Including Jemez

When
January 19, 8:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Northwest Mountains Including Jemez forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Westcentral Mountains

When
January 19, 8:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Westcentral Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Southwest Mountains/Upper Gila Region

When
January 19, 8:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Southwest Mountains/Upper Gila Region forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Lower Rio Grande Valley

When
January 19, 8:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Lower Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Heavy Snow, Middle Rio Grande Valley

When
January 19, 8:00 PM MST to January 20, 1:00 PM MST
Where
Middle Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 13503, 13506, 13507, 13509, 13510, 13511, 13512, 13519, 13520, 13521, 13524, 13525, 13526, 13527, 13529, 13495, 13496, 13498, 13499, 13500, 13501.