West Central Plateau storm history

A 69 year-old man from Fort Defiance was found in a wind swept field about 150 years east of North Ninth Street in Gallup. The low temperature in Gallup that morning was only 9 degrees.

A Native American man between 55 and 60 years old was found in a lot near the corner of Aztec Avenue and Patton Drive.

Approximately 1 to 3 inches of snow created slick and hazardous roadways across the West Central Plateau. A man, age 60, was killed after losing control of his SUV on Interstate 40 near Gallup around 645 am MST. His wife and grandchildren were also in the vehicle, but survived wi…

A family from California was headed east on I-40 when they hit a patch of ice around 930 am in Gallup. Their pickup truck slid into the westbound lanes where it struck a second pickup truck head on. Martha R. Toscano, 45, died in the crash. Moreno G. Toscano, 51 and their 4 month…

Extreme drought was removed from a vast majority of the zone.

Extreme drought persisted across much of the zone.

Extreme drought persisted across much of the zone.

Extreme drought was reintroduced back to a majority of the zone.

Extreme drought was removed from a majority of the zone.

Extreme drought persisted over the far southern tier of the zone.

Extreme drought persisted over the southern tier of the zone.

The Gallup Municipal Airport observed peak wind gusts of 66 mph. Additionally, the site observed peak sustained winds of 46 mph.

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

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

The Gallup Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.

High winds gusts of up to 60 mph were observed at Gallup Municipal Airport.

Severe drought was introduced to nearly all of the zone.

Apparent temperatures as low as -22 degrees were observed within the zone.

A 58 mph wind gust was observed at the Gallup Municipal Airport.

The ASOS at the Gallup Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 63 mph during a cold front passage.

A wind gust of 60 mph was observed at the Gallup Municipal Airport.

The Gallup Municipal airport observed a wind gust of 58 mph at 13:21 MST.

The Gallup Airport measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.

Severe drought was removed from the zone.

A COOP observer reported 7 inches of snow in Gallup while a CoCoRaHS observer reported 7 inches of snow in the Zuni Pueblo. Other amounts ranged from 3.5 to 5.2 inches in Zuni and Gallup respectively.

Severe drought was removed from the central swath of the zone thanks to beneficial moisture from several winter storms, while remaining persistent across the northern fourth of the zone.

Severe drought conditions persisted across the zone, despite receiving some beneficial snowfall from several winter storms.

A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions to the entirety of the zone.

A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern and eastern part of the zone.

A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the introduction of severe drought conditions in the southern half of the zone.

A continuation of a dry monsoon season and above normal temperatures allowed for the introduction of severe drought conditions in the east central portion of the zone.

The Gallup Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 58 mph.

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

The Gallup Airport reported a peak wind gust of 63 mph.

Snow squall reported at Gallup due to visibility down to one quarter statute mile from blowing snow. The NMDOT also reported difficult driving at 10:09 am MST.

I-40 closed from the Arizona border to Gallup due to winter storm and snow squall causing near zero visibility with snow packed and icy roads.

Heavy snow impacted the area with a public report of 6 inches of snow in Gallup. There were various other reports of 4 to 6 inches of snow within Gallup.

I-40 was closed due to a crash caused by severe winter weather road conditions west of Gallup to the Arizona border.

The Gallup airport reported a peak wind gust to 61 mph.

Severe drought conditions from June 2022 improved to moderate drought in July.

An ASOS station near Gallup measured a 59 mph non-thunderstorm wind gust.

Severe to extreme drought conditions from May 2022 improved to severe drought conditions across the area in June.

An ASOS station near Gallup measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.

An ASOS station near Gallup measured a peak wind gust of 62 mph.

A weather station near Vanderwagen measured a peak sustained wind speed of 42 mph.

An ASOS station near Gallup measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.

Severe drought conditions from April 2022 worsened in May with extreme drought conditions across the eastern half of the area.

An ASOS station near Gallup measured a peak wind gust of 70 mph. Several hours of high wind speeds reduced visibility at Gallup to 1 to 2 statute miles from blowing dust. A COOP observer near Gallup reported shingles lost on their home and numerous trees downed. Power was also ou…

An ASOS station near Gallup measured a peak sustained wind speed of 48 mph. Several hours of high wind speeds reduced visibility at Gallup to 1 to 2 statute miles from blowing dust.

Several hours of high wind speeds across the West Central Plateau resulted in significant areas of blowing dust and very poor visibilities less than one quarter mile. This dust storm near Gallup forced the closure of U.S. Highway 491 for several hours during the afternoon hours.