Thunderstorm Wind — San Juan, New Mexico

2022-06-17 · near (fmn)farmington Airport, San Juan, New Mexico

Event narrative

An ASOS station near Farmington measured a 60 mph wind gust associated from strong downburst winds from nearby showers.

Wider weather episode

The monsoonal moisture plume continued to be focused across the western half of New Mexico on June 17, 2022. This led to another active day across this area as thunderstorms developed across the high terrain in the early afternoon before becoming more widespread across lower elevations as the day progressed. Steering flow moved this activity in a south to north direction. With improving moisture advection, heavy rainfall was more common with the strongest thunderstorms. While this prompted Flash Flood Warnings for the Cerro Pelado burn scar, no impacts were known. Meanwhile, Albuquerque broke a 78 day streak with no measurable precipitation when thunderstorms finally impacted the metro area. Farther north in Farmington, strong downburst winds were responsible for a 60 mph gust.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1021291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.