Thunderstorm Wind — San Juan, New Mexico

2023-08-02 · near Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico

Event narrative

Several trees were blown down in Kiwanis Park from a likely microburst. Individual heard a huge crack when trees fell. The microburst also came with a wall of sand and a possible dust devil.

Wider weather episode

A line of storms moving across the Four Corners area produced dry microbursts and significant damage at several locations across the Northwest Plateau in northwest NM. The Farmington observing station reported a wind gust of 50 knots or 58 miles per hour on the leading edge of the storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1105639. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.