A strong spring wind storm moved over north and central New Mexico with peak winds gusting 60 to 70 mph and causing widespread, but generally minor damage across the region. Several wildfires were whipped by the winds and threatened homes and buildings along the Rio Grande Bosque or river-side forest from near Socorro north to Albuquerque. A fire near Santa Fe forced temporary closure of  the municipal airport. At least one mobile home was overturned near Milan in Cibola County, while a church and other smaller buildings in Espanola lost parts of their roofs.

High Wind in WESTCENTRAL MOUNTAINS / MCKINLEY EXCEPT NC AND NE / CIBOLA EXCEPT X E / N CATRON / X SW SANDUVAL / X NW BERNALILLO / X NW SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 60 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY / X SC SANDUVAL / VALENCIA EXCEPT X E / X E CIBOLA / BERNALILLO EXCEPT E AND X NW, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 47 M
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS / SC LINCOLN, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 56 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS / ALL BUT X W AND X SE COLFAX / ALL BUT X W MORA / C SAN MIGUEL / X NW UNION, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 56 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS / MOST OF W SANTA FE / E BERNALILLO / X SE SANDUVAL / X W TORRANCE / E VALENCIA / PART OF E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 65 E
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION / CATRON EXCEPT N / PART OF W SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 50 E
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY COUNTY / SE SANTA FE / W SAN MIGUEL / TORRANCE EXCEPT X W / E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 52 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY / LINCOLN EXCEPT SC, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 56 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / PART OF C AND E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 47 M
Property damage: 50K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in NORTHEAST HIGHLANDS / ALL BUT X W AND X SE COLFAX / ALL BUT X W MORA / C SAN MIGUEL / X NW UNION, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 56 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in SANDIA/MANZANO MOUNTAINS / MOST OF W SANTA FE / E BERNALILLO / X SE SANDUVAL / X W TORRANCE / E VALENCIA / PART OF E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 65 E
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/UPPER GILA REGION / CATRON EXCEPT N / PART OF W SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 50 E
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / NW SANTA FE / PART OF SE RIO ARRIBA / PART OF SE SANDUVAL, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 49 M
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH PLAINS/HONDO VALLEY / LINCOLN EXCEPT SC, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 50 E
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / PART OF C AND E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 79 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY / NW SANTA FE / PART OF SE RIO ARRIBA / PART OF SE SANDUVAL, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 56 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY / X SW CHAVES, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 56 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in CAPITAN/NORTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS / SC LINCOLN, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 52 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS/ESTANCIA VALLEY COUNTY / SE SANTA FE / W SAN MIGUEL / TORRANCE EXCEPT X W / E SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 52 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF CHAVES COUNTY / X SW CHAVES, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 56 M
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

High Wind in WESTCENTRAL MOUNTAINS / MCKINLEY EXCEPT NC AND NE / CIBOLA EXCEPT X E / N CATRON / X SW SANDUVAL / X NW BERNALILLO / X NW SOCORRO, NEW MEXICO
From 18-APR-00 09:30:00 to 18-APR-00 20:00:00 (MST)
Magnitude: 65 E
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.