Thunderstorm Wind — San Juan, New Mexico

2022-09-05 · near (fmn)farmington Airport, San Juan, New Mexico

50 MG

Magnitude

Event narrative

An ASOS station in Farmington measured a brief wind gust of 58 mph due to strong downburst winds from nearby showers and thunderstorms.

Wider weather episode

A break in the monsoon activity was finally in store for northern and central New Mexico, and this led to much quieter conditions through early September. However, a weak disturbance racing across the central Rockies plus a slight increase in mid-level moisture was enough to generate isolated thunderstorms across the northwest corner of the state on September 5, 2022. With drier low-levels, strong and gusty downburst winds were more common with these thunderstorms, and a 58 mph wind gust was briefly measured at the Farmington Airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1045058. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.