Thunderstorm Wind in Curry County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind December 23, 2023 · Curry County, New Mexico

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Report was retrieved from a weather underground station.

The wider storm

A relatively warm winter storm system moved across New Mexico December 22nd through the 24th. The system provided widespread valley rain and mountain snow with only the high mountain peaks seeing high snow accumulations. Ski Santa Fe reported 13 inches of snow. Meanwhile, a line of storms developed across south-central New Mexico with strong winds causing a tree branch to fall on a house in Ruidoso. This line of storms continued eastward and produced a severe wind gust in Clovis.

Began near Clovis (34.4900, -103.2000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1145549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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