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High Wind — Guadalupe Mountains Of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves, New Mexico
May 1, 1999 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
7
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Magnitude
48
Area
Guadalupe Mountains Of Chaves County / X Sw Chaves
Event narrative (NOAA)
High winds were blamed in a fatal travel trailer-church bus accident in southwest Chaves County that claimed 7 lives. State Police concluded that winds of 50-55 mph swept a truck pulling a travel trailer into the opposing lane and slicing into an on-coming bus filled with teenagers returning from a church retreat. One adult and 6 teenage girls died at the scene with other serious injuries reported.
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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.