Thunderstorm Wind — De Baca, New Mexico

2023-07-19 · near Ft Sumner, De Baca, New Mexico

Event narrative

The Fort Sumner Airport measured a peak thunderstorm outflow wind gust of 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance passing over CO combined with sufficient low-level moisture allowed for scattered storms to develop over northeastern NM during the afternoon of July 19th. These scattered storms stayed over very rural areas through the mid-to-late afternoon period likely producing strong winds and large hail. There was only one report of an estimated severe wind gust just east of Gladstone, NM however.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1101988. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.