Lower Rio Grande Valley storm history

Extreme drought conditions were removed from the zone.

Extreme drought conditions persisted across the far southwestern portion of the zone.

Extreme drought conditions persisted across the far southwestern portion of the zone.

Extreme drought conditions persisted across the southern half of the zone.

The Sevilleta RAWS measured a brief wind gust of 60 mph.

Extreme drought persisted across the southern half of the zone.

The Otero Wildfire was discovered in the late afternoon of April 27th just east of Socorro in the bosque along the Rio Grande River. As of April 29th, it had burned 405 acres, threatening no structures.

The Stallion Wit and Zumwalt Track mesonet stations on White Sands Missile Range measured peak wind gusts of 60 mph. Additionally, the Sevilleta RAWS measured a 59 mph wind gust.

Several White Sands Missile Range mesonet station observed high wind gusts with a peak wind gust of 64 mph at the Stallion WIT Site.

The Sevilleta RAWS observed a wind gust of 58 mph.

Extreme drought was introduced to the southern half of the zone.

The Sulf White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak gust of 65 mph. Other mesonet stations within White Sands Missile Range measured peak gusts of 59 to 63 mph.

Widespread blowing dust across eastern Socorro County resulted in brownout conditions along U.S. Highway 380 ten miles west of Bingham, NM.

Heavy blowing dust resulted in near zero visibility on I-25 from milepost 166 to milepost 167 north of Socorro.

The Mine White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.

The Socorro Airport AWOS measured a peak gust of 59 mph.

The Mine White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak gust of 68 mph. Several other WSMR mesonet stations measured peak gusts of 59 to 62 mph.

Apparent temperatures as low as -9 degrees were observed within the zone.

A mesonet station at Sevilleta northeast of Socorro observed a wind gust of 60 mph. A 58 mph wind gust was also observed at the Stallion WIT mesonet within the White Sands Missile Range during the time period.

The Zumwalt White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak gust of 67 mph. Three other mesonet stations within the White Sands Missile Range measured peak gusts of 62 to 65 mph.

Severe drought conditions was removed from the zone.

Severe drought conditions persisted across the southern portion of the zone.

Beneficial precipitation from several winter storms allowed severe drought conditions to be contracted to far southern parts of the zone with the rest of the zone now under moderate drought conditions.

Severe drought conditions remained persistent over a majority of the northeastern tier and southern half of the zone.

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern and far northeastern parts of the zone.

A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the persistence of severe drought conditions into southern and far northeastern portions of the zone.

The Stallion Runway White Sands Missile Range station measured a peak wind gust of 65 mph. This likely originated from thunderstorm outflow, but no thunderstorms were in the immediate vicinity at the time of the report.

A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the expansion of severe drought conditions into southern and northeastern portions of the zone.

The Sulf White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a high sustained wind speed of 41 mph.

The Sulf White Sands Missile Range mesonet measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph.

The Harry White Sands Missile Range mesonet measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.

The Stallion WIT WSMR station measured a peak wind gust of 70 mph.

The Sulf WSMR station measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.

The Harry WSMR station measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.

A trained storm spotter reported an uprooted and downed tree at San Acacia in north-central Socorro County.

Heavy snow impacted the central and southern portions of the zone where the Bosque del Apache Wildlife Refuge reported 4.3 inches of snow. Other reports ranged from 2 to 3 inches of snow.

Harry WSMR site reported a gust of 64 mph.

Severe drought conditions from August 2022 improved in September with moderate drought conditions across the area.

Severe to extreme drought conditions from July 2022 improved to severe drought conditions areawide in August.

Extreme drought conditions from June 2022 improved to severe to extreme drought in July.

Exceptional drought conditions from May 2022 improved to extreme drought conditions in June.

Extreme drought conditions from April 2022 worsened in May with widespread exceptional drought conditions.

A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station southeast of Bosque del Apache measured a peak wind gust of 70 mph. Numerous reports of damage were received across Socorro County as a result of these high winds. Several large trees were downed in Socorro as well as on the New Mexico …

A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station southeast of Bosque del Apache measured a peak sustained wind speed of 52 mph.

A barn caught on fire just north of San Antonio on Olguin Road. With very high winds across the area, sparks from the barn fire were carried which started a brush fire. Fortunately, crews were able to contain the fire within about two hours, but the barn as well as one camper wer…

A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station southeast of Socorro measured a peak wind gust of 71 mph.

Severe to extreme drought conditions from March 2022 worsened in April with widespread extreme drought conditions.

A White Sands Missile Range mesonet site near Bosque del Apache measured a brief wind gust of 63 mph.

Severe to extreme drought conditions from February 2022 continued in March.

A White Sands Missile Range mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.