High Wind — East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

2025-10-20 · East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

Event narrative

High winds from crashing mountain waves blew down several trees and cut down a few powerlines along County Rd A16C just northwest of Mineral Hill.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance moved across the northern and central Rockies during the early morning hours of October 20th. Strong west winds at the base of this disturbance resulted in some mountain wave activity across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This mountain wave activity produced a 60 mph wind gust along I-25 at Rowe as well as tree and powerline damage near Mineral Hill. These strong west-northwest winds across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and nearby highlands tapered off during the midday hours as the disturbance exited into the northern and central Great Plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1291596. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.