Las Cruces area in damage clean-up mode after powerful storm Steven Aragon A house in Las Cruces that had its roof blown off by high winds during a storm. ABC-7 viewer Eric A large tree brought down by a storm on the NMSU campus that fell on a golf cart. Farm & Ranch Museum NMDOT NWS/Twitter ( Editor's note: Use the scroller in the module above to view video and photos of the storm damage.) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Residents in the Las Cruces area were picking up the pieces Monday, a day after a powerful storm left a trail of toppled trees, washed out roads and damaged homes.