Far Northeast Highlands storm history

The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.

Severe drought was removed from the entire zone.

Raton Crews Municipal Airport measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.

The Raton Crews Regional Airport measured peak wind gusts of 73 mph and peak sustained winds of 47 mph.

A trained spotter in Wagon Mound measured 10 inches of snowfall. Slick roads from snow resulted in severe driving conditions on I-25 in the zone.

The Las Vegas Municipal Airport measured peak wind gusts of 69 mph and peak sustained winds of 47 mph.

Severe drought expanded to a majority of the zone.

A brief wind gust of 59 mph was observed at Raton Crews Airport.

The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.

NM State Police reported two tractor trailers being flipped over at milepost 391 and 393 along I-25 from high wind gusts. I-25 was subsequently closed from milepost 347 to the CO border after these accidents. There are no reports of injuries or fatalities.

High winds and elevated fire weather conditions resulted in a downed utility line on private land in Mora County east of I-25 and south of Wagon Mound that resulted in a fast moving wildfire. Discovered at 12:05pm local time, the Mogote Hill fire quickly raced east-southeastward …

The Miami CoCoRaHS measured 12.3 inches of snow. Amounts elsewhere in the zone ranged from 2 to 8 inches.

The Raton Airport ASOS measured a high sustained wind speed of 41 mph.

The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 61 mph.

The Raton Airport ASOS station measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.

Severe drought conditions were introduced to the far southern portion of the zone.

High wind gusts of up to 60 mph were observed at the Raton Crews Municipal Airport.

A personal wunderground station at Upper Heck measured a high wind gust of 64 mph.

Apparent temperatures as low as -35 degrees were observed within the zone.

Peak wind gusts of up to 69 mph were observed at Raton Crew Airport. These high winds resulted in near ground blizzard conditions and the resultant closure of U.S. 56 from Springer to Clayton.

Raton Crews Municipal Airport observed high wind gusts up to 74 mph. Additionally, peak sustained winds of 45 mph were observed at the site during this time.

Raton Crews Municipal Airport observed a brief high wind gust of 59 mph.

Raton Crews Municipal Airport reported snow and blowing snow during the day November 7th resulting in near blizzard conditions. Wind gusts of up to 39 mph were briefly observed for less than three hours. Additionally, visibility dropped to less than 0.25 miles at times. These con…

A trained spotter in Cimmaron observed 26 inches of snow. Generally, 18 to 24 inches of snow was observed in the zone. Heavy snow and poor visibility resulted in the closure of I-25 in the zone and U.S. 56 at Springer through the zone from November 7th through the early morning h…

Severe drought was removed from the zone.

The Raton Municipal Airport measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

The Raton Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 59 mph.

Severe drought remained across the southern quarter of the zone.

The Raton Airport ASOS observed a peak wind gust of 63 mph. The station also observed sustained winds as high as 43 mph during the time period. A 59 mph wind gust was also observed at a wunderground station at Philmont Scout Ranch Logistics.

Severe drought remained across the southern quarter of the zone.

A spotter just south of Cimarron reported 8 inches of snowfall.

The Raton Municipal Airport observed a peak wind gust of 66 mph at 00:46 MST. Additionally, a wunderground station at Maxwell observed a peak wind gust of 64 mph at 8:49 MST.

Severe drought remained across the southern quarter of the zone.

The Raton Airport measured a peak gust of 61 mph. A public weather station in Maxwell also measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 14:24 MST.

The Raton Airport ASOS measured a peak gusts of 67 mph. Wind gusts regularly surpassed 58 mph during this time.

Severe drought persisted across the southern quarter of the zone.

NM State Police relayed a report of high winds blowing snow and causing snow drifts across portions of I-25 from the mile markers 366 to 412, or from Fort Union to Springer. Due to the isolated ground blizzard conditions, this section of I-25 was closed near 10am MST. Snow drifts…

The NMDOT closed I-25 at Springer and at MM336 at the Mora and San Miguel County line due to zero visibility and blizzard conditions. A CoCoRaHS report west of Springer also reported strong winds and blizzard conditions with snow drifts. The Raton ASOS measured wind gusts of 45 t…

Severe drought persisted across the southern quarter of the zone.

There were two reports from a storm spotter and a CoCoRaHS observer of 8 inches of snow, one in Raton and the other in Maxwell.

Beneficial snowfall from several winter storms allowed severe drought conditions to be contracted to the southern parts of the zone with moderate drought conditions elsewhere.

The Raton Airport measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.

A dry and warm November resulted in the introduction of severe drought conditions to the southern two-thirds of the zone.

A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought over the majority of the zone and the introduction of extreme drought conditions to far southwestern portion of the zone.

Regular rounds of thunderstorms through the month of June improved the last remaining area of severe drought.

Severe drought conditions persisted through May 2023.

The Raton Airport measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.

The Raton Airport measured a peak gust of 61 mph.

The Raton Municipal Airport reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph.