Thunderstorm Wind in Curry County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind May 6, 1995 · Curry County, New Mexico

Wind speed (unit not recorded)

$1.5M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Late evening thunderstorms developed in east-central New Mexico and produced an estimated $2 million damage across the city. Most of the damage was consistent with microburst type winds and hail. There could have been a small embedded tornado, but this could not be confirmed. Mobile homes were blown over, power poles snapped, roofs, autos (including a couple of new car dealerships), and numerous businesses received significant wind and hail damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10335554. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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