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Cold/Wind Chill — West Central Plateau, New Mexico

February 9, 2011 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
West Central Plateau

Event narrative (NOAA)

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.

Other notable cold/wind chill events in New Mexico

Westcentral Mountains · January 27, 19971 killedNorthwest Plateau · January 27, 19971 killedWestcentral Mountains · January 19, 19971 killedWestcentral Mountains · January 11, 19971 killedTaos · December 28, 19971 killedMckinley · December 27, 19971 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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