High Wind in Curry County, New Mexico

High Wind March 16, 2023 · Curry County, New Mexico

69 mph

Measured gust (60 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The GW0819 mesonet station near Clovis, NM measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph.

The wider storm

On March 16, 2023, a strong backdoor cold front swept from north to south through eastern NM. Strong northerly winds accompanied and followed in the wake of this cold front, especially along the NM and TX border. A high wind gust of 69 mph was reported near Clovis by a mesonet station during the afternoon period.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1077496. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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