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West Central Plateau County, New Mexico
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2009 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
0
Floods since 1996
229
All events
4
Deaths
$56K
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
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…
High Wind High Wind
The Gallup Airport ASOS measured repeated wind gusts between 58 and 62 mph.
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The Gallup Airport ASOS measured repeated wind gusts between 58 and 64 mph at sporadic times each hour.
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The ASOS at Gallup Municipal Airport measured a 62 mph wind gust.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought expanded to nearly all of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced to the northern half of the zone.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snow Squall resulted in quarter mile visibility at the Gallup Regional Airport and 1.6 inches of snowfall according to a CoCoRaHS observer in Gallup.
High Wind High Wind
The KGUP ASOS measured high wind gusts peaking at 70 mph.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was removed from a vast majority of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought persisted across much of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought persisted across much of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was reintroduced back to a majority of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was removed from a majority of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought persisted over the far southern tier of the zone.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought persisted over the southern tier of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Gallup Municipal Airport observed peak wind gusts of 66 mph. Additionally, the site observed peak sustained winds of 46 mph.
Drought Drought
Extreme drought was introduced to the southern tier of the zone.
High Wind High Wind
The Gallup Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
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The Gallup Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.
High Wind High Wind
High winds gusts of up to 60 mph were observed at Gallup Municipal Airport.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was introduced to nearly all of the zone.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Apparent temperatures as low as -22 degrees were observed within the zone.
High Wind High Wind
A 58 mph wind gust was observed at the Gallup Municipal Airport.
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The ASOS at the Gallup Municipal Airport measured a wind gust of 63 mph during a cold front passage.
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A wind gust of 60 mph was observed at the Gallup Municipal Airport.
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The Gallup Municipal airport observed a wind gust of 58 mph at 13:21 MST.
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The Gallup Airport measured a peak wind gust of 61 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought was removed from the zone.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
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.
Drought Drought
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.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions persisted across the zone, despite receiving some beneficial snowfall from several winter storms.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm November resulted in the expansion of severe drought conditions to the entirety of the zone.
Drought Drought
A dry and warm October resulted in the persistence of severe drought conditions in the southern and eastern part of the zone.
Drought Drought
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.
Drought Drought
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.
High Wind High Wind
The Gallup Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 58 mph.
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The Gallup Airport measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.
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The Gallup Airport reported a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
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.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
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 Heavy Snow
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.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
I-40 was closed due to a crash caused by severe winter weather road conditions west of Gallup to the Arizona border.
High Wind High Wind
The Gallup airport reported a peak wind gust to 61 mph.
Drought Drought
Severe drought conditions from June 2022 improved to moderate drought in July.
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An ASOS station near Gallup measured a 59 mph non-thunderstorm wind gust.
Drought Drought
Severe to extreme drought conditions from May 2022 improved to severe drought conditions across the area in June.
High Wind High Wind
An ASOS station near Gallup measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 22 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 20 | 0 |
| 2013 | 16 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 12 | 0 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 |
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