The first in a series of concurrent winter storms rolled across northern and central NM from late February 7th through the morning of February 8th. Strong southwesterly winds ahead of this storm system rolled through much of the central highlands and eastern plains of New Mexico on February 7th.
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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.
The episode as NWS ABQ wrote it up.
The first in a series of concurrent winter storms rolled across northern and central NM from late February 7th through the morning of February 8th. Strong southwesterly winds ahead of this storm system rolled through much of the central highlands and eastern plains of New Mexico on February 7th. Two mesonet stations in western Guadalupe County measured peak wind gusts passing 60 mph. Isolated heavy snow was also observed over the peaks of the western and northern mountains. Snow levels were too high to allow for winter related impacts to reach down to more populated valley areas.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow, 2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
The Taos Ski Valley measured 10 inches of snow.
An estimated 10 inches of snow fell at the Silver Creek Divide SNOTEL.
The ziamet station southeast of Vaughn measured peak gusts over 58 mph peaking at 63 mph at 2:25am. High sustained winds reaching 40 to 48 mph also lasted for more than one hour during this time.
The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak gusts of 67 mph. Wind gusts regularly surpassed 58 mph during this time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1151820, 1151821, 1151818, 1151819.