Cold/Wind Chill — Lower Chama River Valley, New Mexico

2013-12-08 · Lower Chama River Valley, New Mexico

Event narrative

Frozen pipes busted and flooded the office at the Coyote Ranger Station. About 40,000 gallons of water saturated the office. Damage estimate is approximate.

Wider weather episode

A bitter cold air mass in place over the area behind an exiting winter storm created plumbing problems for facilities at the Coyote Ranger District office. Temperatures across the area Sunday morning fell into the single digits below zero. Frozen pipes busted and flooded the office. Approximately 40,000 gallons of water saturated the office.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 480966. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.