Roosevelt County storm history

An infant and a toddler were left in a hot car for nearly 90 minutes in Portales, NM while temperatures outside were in the middle 90s. The infant died at a nearby hospital and the other is in critical condition at a hospital in Lubbock, TX.

New Mexico State Police reported that a well-known radio personality and civic leader died after a car crash south of Portales. The preliminary investigation showed a vehicle driven by 45-year-old Stephen Rooney of Portales encountered ice on the roadway and collided with a tree.…

Heavy snow and high winds paralyzed the entire county through the 30th. A peak gust to 67 mph was reported at Melrose Range. Snowfall amounts of 6 to 12 inches were reported across the county. Drifts of 6 to 10 feet were common. Numerous motorists were stranded including rescue v…

Severe drought was removed from the zone.

The Melrose Range RAWS measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.

Blowing dust resulting in visibility under a quarter mile resulted in schools in Elida, NM being dismissed early.

The Melrose Gunnery Range AWOS measured a peak gust of 70 mph. High wind gusts caused damage to multiple sheds and outbuildings, blew off a roof to a barn at the intersection of South Roosevelt Road Q and South Roosevelt Road 8, and snapped utility poles at NM Highway 236 and Sou…

Dust storm reducing visibility to less than one quarter of a mile along New Mexico State Highway 236.

The Portales City Emergency Manager confirmed satellite and radar imagery of a wildfire roughly 6 miles west of Milnesand. This fire quickly grew to an estimated 4,000 to 4,500 acres, proppelled by high winds gusting to 60 mph. One structure was destroyed with one evacuation taki…

The Melrose Gunnery AWOS measured a peak wind gust of 59 mph.

Severe drought conditions were introduced to southwestern areas of the zone.

Apparent temperatures as low as -14 degrees were observed within the zone.

The West Texas Mesonet station in Dora observed high wind gusts peaking at 59 mph.

A CoCoRaHS observer in Portales measured 6 inches of snowfall. Slick and severe driving conditions from snow resulted in the closure of U.S. 60 in the zone.

A peak wind gust of 58 mph was observed at the Roosevelt SWCD, Dora, and Melrose Gun Range, respectively.

The Roosevelt SWCD mesonet measured a peak gust of 58 mph.

A mesonet station just north of Portales measured a peak gust of 58 mph.

A trained spotter just southwest of Portales reported 7 inches of snow. Other reports across the county ranged from 3 to 6 inches.

Severe drought was removed from a majority of the zone.

Severe drought persisted across the western half of the zone.

Beneficial precipitation from several winter storms allowed severe drought conditions to be contracted to the western and central parts of the zone with moderate drought conditions elsewhere.

A dry and warm November resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions over the western two-thirds of the zone.

A dry and warm October resulted in the northeastward expansion of severe drought conditions into western and central parts of the zone.

Modest precipitation through the month of September allowed for the removal of extreme drought conditions. Severe drought conditions were also reduced to the western half of the county.

A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the northward expansion of severe drought conditions and introduction of extreme drought conditions in the western portion of the zone.

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

Drought conditions improved in Roosevelt County during the month of May with the removal of extreme drought conditions. A small area of severe drought conditions persisted in the northern section of the county.

The Dora 2SW Texas mesonet station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph. Several other stations reported wind gusts of 64 mph.

Severe drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through April 2023. A very small area of extreme drought was introduced in the counties far southwestern and southeastern corners.

Severe drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through March 2023.

The Dora mesonet station 2 miles southwest of Dora measured a peak wind gust of 84 mph.

The Melrose Gunnery RAWS station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.

The West Texas Mesonet station 2 miles southwest of Dora measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.

A mesonet station south of Portales reported a peak gust of 65 mph.

A mesonet station near Portales reported a peak gust of 58 mph.

Severe drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through February 2023.

Heavy snow impacted Roosevelt County where A COOP observer in Portales measured 8 inches of snow. There were various reports of 3 to 4 inches of snow.

A mesonet station measured a wind gust of 58 mph.

Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through January 2023.

Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through December.

Various sources including public reports and CoCoRaHS received 2 to 5 inches of snowfall across Roosevelt County. The heaviest amounts fell across southern and western areas.

Severe to extreme drought conditions from October 2022 persisted through November.

Severe drought conditions from September 2022 continued through October.

Severe drought conditions from August 2022 continued in September.

Extreme to exceptional drought conditions from July 2022 improved to severe drought conditions in August.

Extreme to exceptional drought conditions from June 2022 continued in July.

Exceptional drought conditions from May 2022 continued in June. Far western Roosevelt County improved to extreme drought conditions.

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

Extreme drought conditions from March 2022 continued in April. Extreme southern portions of Roosevelt County began to develop exceptional drought conditions.

A mesonet station near Dora measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.