High Wind — Curry County, New Mexico

2024-04-06 · Curry County, New Mexico

Event narrative

The mesonet at St. Vrain and a wunderground station just north of downtown Clovis observed a peak wind gust of 67 mph. Additionally, the Clovis Municipal Airport observed peak sustained winds of 49 mph and a peak wind gust of 60 mph. The high winds resulted in downed powerlines on State Route 311 just north of U.S. Highway 60, according to the Clovis Fire Department.

Wider weather episode

A strong Pacific cold front moved through the state during the early morning hours of April 6th resulting in high wind gusts across the central mountain chain and highlands. Daytime mixing of stronger winds aloft behind the Pacific cold front and at the base of an upper level low allowed these high wind gusts to spread into the eastern plains of the state come the late morning hours persisting into the evening hours around sunset. High winds resulted in some downed trees and powerlines in Ruidoso and some downed powerlines in Clovis. Winds across the eastern plains tapered off come sunset, but persisted across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and adjacent highlands due to mountain wave activity through the morning hours of April 7th. Winds in these locations tapered off midday April 7th.

Keyword: High Winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162417. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.