Cold/Wind Chill — West Central Plateau, New Mexico
2011-02-09 · West Central Plateau, New Mexico
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Direct deaths
Event narrative
A 69 year-old man from Fort Defiance was found in a wind swept field about 150 years east of North Ninth Street in Gallup. The low temperature in Gallup that morning was only 9 degrees.
Wider weather episode
The third exposure death of 2011 in the Gallup area occurred in a wind-swept field about 150 yards east of North Ninth Street on the 9th.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 276819. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.