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Sangre De Cristo Mountains County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1996 and 2009, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
73
All events
3
Deaths
$183K
Property damage
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NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
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The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Eleven reports were received, mostly from co-op observers, ranging from 2 to 13 inches of snow.
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Widespread snows of 3 to 7 inches were reported across the Sangre De Cristo Mountains. However, thundersnow resulted in localized heavy snowfall near Gascon, where a trained spotter reported 13 inches. In addition, 8 inches of snow was reported northwest of Taos by a CoCoRaHS obs…
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Thundersnow resulted in significant snow amounts from Tesuque and Santa Fe to Cowles. 6 to 8 inches of snow was reported between Tesuque and Santa Fe which prompted Highway 285 to be closed for a time. A spotter in Cowles, near 8700 feet, reported 14 inches of snow these storms.
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Between six and twelve inches of snow fell over the Sangre De Cristo mountains, with higher amounts in the ski areas.
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Up to eight inches of snow accumulated over the Sangre De Cristo mountains.
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Between four and eight inches of snow was common over the lower terrain, with over 16 inches of snow in many of the ski areas.
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Up to a foot of snow fell over parts of the Sangre De Cristo mountains, with higher amounts at the ski areas and Snotel sites.
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Ten to 20 inches of snow fell over much of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
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A wind gust of 66 mph was also reported at 530 am.
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A winter storm dropped heavy snow over the Sangre De Cristo Mountains and the northeast highlands. Snow reports include 6 to 7 inches at Santa Fe, Eagle Nest, Capulin, Cimarron and Springer, 9 inches near Angel Fire and Manuelitas, and 10 inches at Cowles and Mineral Hill.
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Snow amounts of 1 to 2 feet were common in the high country.
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Snowfall reports ranged from 8 and 9 inches over northern Santa Fe and southern Taos county...to around 20 inches in the high mountains.
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One to 2 feet of snow fell above 7500 feet, while 2 to 12 inches were common below 7500 feet. There were areas of blowing and drifting snow.
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Heavy snow of 8 to 16 inches was common at elevations above 8500 feet.
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Heavy snows of 14 to 36 inches and gusty winds were reported across much of the northern mountains including the lower elevation communities from Santa Fe and Los Alamos north to Espanola, Taos, and Red River.
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Five to ten inches of snow fell in many areas with mountain peaks and ski resorts estimated at 10 to 15 inches.
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Eight inches of snow fell at Taos and Red River.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 10 | 0 |
| 2007 | 10 | 0 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 4 | 0 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 8 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
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