High Wind in New Mexico, January 11, 2023

Name: High Wind in New Mexico, January 11, 2023
Start: 2023-01-11T06:00
End: 2023-01-11T16:10
Location: New Mexico

January 11, 2023 · NWS ABQ · 15 events in 11 counties and zones

The remnants of a strong Pacific storm system brought a strong portion of the jetstream over New Mexico on January 11, 2023. High winds impacted areas along and east of the central mountain chain early in the morning, spreading to most of the eastern plains through the afternoon period before diminishing during the evening hours.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 15

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.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albuquerque, NM wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 11, 4:28 AM MST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 4:28 AM MST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

15 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains

When: January 11, 6:00 AM MST to 6:05 AM MST
Where: Northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains forecast zone
Measured: 57 kt (66 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.592, -105.139 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Taos Ski Valley at Kachina Peak measured a wind gust of 66 mph.

High Wind, Northeast Highlands

When: January 11, 8:29 AM MST to 2:34 PM MST
Where: Northeast Highlands forecast zone
Measured: 59 kt (68 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.480, -104.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A public weather station six miles north of Tecolotito measured a gust of 68 mph.

High Wind, Northeast Highlands

When: January 11, 8:29 AM MST to 2:34 PM MST
Where: Northeast Highlands forecast zone
Measured: 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.480, -104.816 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A public weather station six miles north of Tecolotito measured repeated high sustained wind speeds of 40 to 43 mph.

High Wind, Guadalupe County

When: January 11, 8:40 AM MST to 4:10 PM MST
Where: Guadalupe County forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.863, -104.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet station in southwestern Guadalupe County measured a gust of 67 mph.

High Wind, Guadalupe County

When: January 11, 8:40 AM MST to 4:10 PM MST
Where: Guadalupe County forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.863, -104.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet station measured a gust of 59 mph.

High Wind, Central Highlands

When: January 11, 8:53 AM MST to 2:53 PM MST
Where: Central Highlands forecast zone
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.209, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Clines Corners weather station measured a gust of 63 mph.

High Wind, Central Highlands

When: January 11, 8:53 AM MST to 2:53 PM MST
Where: Central Highlands forecast zone
Measured: 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.209, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Clines Corners weather station measured a high sustained wind of 43 mph.

High Wind, Upper Rio Grande Valley

When: January 11, 9:05 AM MST to 11:20 AM MST
Where: Upper Rio Grande Valley forecast zone
Measured: 37 kt (43 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 36.544, -106.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Taos Airport measured repeated high sustained winds of 40 to 43 mph.

High Wind, Quay County

When: January 11, 10:20 AM MST to 1:45 PM MST
Where: Quay County forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 35.104, -103.550 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Tucumcari Airport measured a wind gust of 58 mph.

High Wind, Southwest Chaves County

When: January 11, 10:36 AM MST to 12:36 PM MST
Where: Southwest Chaves County forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 33.363, -104.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Dunken RAWS measured several gusts of 58 to 59 mph.

High Wind, Union County

When: January 11, 10:55 AM MST to 1:15 PM MST
Where: Union County forecast zone
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph) measured gust
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 36.482, -103.471 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The Clayton Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 60 mph.

High Wind, De Baca County

When: January 11, 11:35 AM MST to 1:50 PM MST
Where: De Baca County forecast zone
Measured: 54 kt (62 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.342, -104.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet station measured a gust of 62 mph.

High Wind, De Baca County

When: January 11, 11:35 AM MST to 1:50 PM MST
Where: De Baca County forecast zone
Measured: 42 kt (48 mph) measured sustained
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.342, -104.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet station measured repeated high sustained wind speeds between 40 to 48 mph.

High Wind, Curry County

When: January 11, 12:50 PM MST to 1:25 PM MST
Where: Curry County forecast zone
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.574, -103.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet station measured a gust of 61 mph.

High Wind, Roosevelt County

When: January 11, 1:18 PM MST to 2:20 PM MST
Where: Roosevelt County forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 34.021, -103.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A mesonet station measured a wind gust of 58 mph.

What these are

High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New Mexico in 2023 Every state in 2023 This day in weather history Warnings in New Mexico, January 2023

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: 1065880, 1064453, 1064454, 1064460, 1064461, 1064439, 1064440, 1064425, 1064462, 1064468, 1064456, 1064465, 1064466, 1064464, 1064467.