The Dexes / Wildfire (Storm Events) / 1235068
Eventdex · Wildfire (Storm Events)
CENTRAL HIGHLANDS
1235068
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| Event typeevent_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 1,235,068 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 199,457 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 2025-03-18T20:40:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 2025-03-19T23:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | NEW MEXICO |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | CENTRAL HIGHLANDS |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Damage cropsdamage_crops | 0.00K |
| Weather forecast office sourcewfo_source | Law Enforcement |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | Another unseasonably deep upper trough moved into the western U.S. March 17th strengthening into a closed upper low over Colorado on March 18th. Strong south to southwest winds ahead of the trough resulted in blowing dust across southern Chaves County resulting in the closure of the Roswell Relief route on the southwest side of town during the afternoon of March 17th. High wind gusts of 60 to 80 mph began across the high terrain during the morning hours of March 18th moving down to lower elevations late morning as the Pacific front moved through the state. The subsidence behind the front helped to mix down strong mid and upper-level winds at the base of the newly developed low down to the surface. A strong pressure gradient was also present across the state south of a 990 mb surface low over eastern Colorado. These high wind gusts resulted in downed trees at Corrales in the Albuquerque Metro and in southwest Chaves County and blew a roof off a workshop near San Mateo in the west central mountains. The high winds also resulted in widespread blowing dust and near zero visibility across the Rio Grande Valley and eastern NM. The near zero visibility from the blowing dust resulted in multi-vehicle crashes on I-25 between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, I-40 in Torrance and Guadalupe County, and on U.S. Highway 285 south of Roswell. U.S. Highway 54 in the Carrizozo area was shut down for several hours due to the near zero visibility from the blowing dust. High winds from a shower induced microburst resulted in some power outages in east central Albuquerque during the mid evening. Winds and blowing dust subsided during the late evening hours across central and southern New Mexico, but continued across far northeast New Mexico behind a backdoor front until the late morning hours of March 19th. |
| Event narrativeevent_narrative | A vehicle fire occurred along and just north of I-40 east of Palma, NM. High winds allowed the fire to grow to 312 acres with crews able to gain containment by March 19th. |
| Yearyear | 2,025 |
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