New Mexico, 2007

Heavy Snow in New Mexico, November 22 to 24, 2007

November 22 to 24, 2007 · NWS ABQ · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

A storm off the Baja California coast on November 21st and 22nd began to draw moisture north into New Mexico by the 23rd. The remnants of the storm crossed the state on the 24th.

The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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 storm off the Baja California coast on November 21st and 22nd began to draw moisture north into New Mexico by the 23rd. The remnants of the storm crossed the state on the 24th. This increase in moisture and instability led to a widespread snow event over northern and central New Mexico on the 23rd into the 24th. Hardest hit areas were the central mountain chain onto the adjacent eastern slopes and high plains, the northeast plains, and around Roswell. Snow amounts were as high as 13 inches in portions of the northern mountains, 4 to 7 inches in the central mountains and adjacent high plains, 5 to 6 inches in the south central mountains, 7 to 11 inches in Chaves county including around Roswell, and 3 to 5 inches in the northeast plains.

Event by event

9 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Harding

When
November 22, 6:00 PM MST to November 23, 9:00 AM MST
Where
Harding forecast zone
Reported by
Public

Five inches of snow were reported in Mosquero.

Heavy Snow, Northwest Mountains Including Jemez

When
November 23, 1:00 AM MST to 10:00 PM MST
Where
Northwest Mountains Including Jemez forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Six reports were received from co-op observers ranging from 2.5 to 12.5 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains

When
November 23, 6:00 AM MST to November 24, 6:00 PM MST
Where
Capitan/Northern Sacramento Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter

Reports were received of five to six inches of snow below 7500 feet.

Heavy Snow, Sangre de Cristo Mountains

When
November 23, 7:00 AM MST to 9:00 PM MST
Where
Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
COOP Observer

Eleven reports were received, mostly from co-op observers, ranging from 2 to 13 inches of snow.

Heavy Snow, Northeast Highlands

When
November 23, 7:00 AM MST to 11:00 PM MST
Where
Northeast Highlands forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Six inches of snow were measured below 7500 feet.

Heavy Snow, Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County

When
November 23, 7:00 AM MST to November 24, 6:00 AM MST
Where
Central High Plains/Estancia Valley County forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Several reports were received from the general public and co-op observers that ranged between 2 and 7 inches of snow below 7500 feet.

Heavy Snow, Upper Rio Grande Valley

When
November 23, 12:00 PM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Upper Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue

Two reports of 5 inches of snow were received from trained spotters.

Heavy Snow, Sandia/Manzano Mountains

When
November 23, 12:00 PM MST to November 24, 3:00 AM MST
Where
Sandia/Manzano Mountains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Four to six inches of snow fell below 7500 feet.

Heavy Snow, Chaves County Plains

When
November 23, 10:00 PM MST to November 24, 6:00 PM MST
Where
Chaves County Plains forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer

Seven to eleven inches of snow fell in and around Roswell.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Heavy Snow, Sangre de Cristo Mountains2007-11-2376MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

What these are

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

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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: 61831, 60887, 60905, 60891, 60898, 60903, 60893, 60902, 60907.