Thunderstorm Wind in Torrance County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind July 24, 2023 · Torrance County, New Mexico

75 mph

Estimated gust (65 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A thunderstorm downburst lifted a large solar panel unit and its concrete pillars out of the ground and tossed it several feet away. Many of the panels and the steel frame were damaged or destroyed.

The wider storm

During the evening of July 24th, a decaying thunderstorm produced a microburst wind gust that caused damage to a residential solar array just southwest of Moriarty.

Began near Moriarty (34.9800, -106.0900).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1103709. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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