Thunderstorm Wind — Chaves, New Mexico

2024-06-01 · near Dunken, Chaves, New Mexico

Event narrative

A thunderstorm outflow gust reached 60 mph at the Dunken RAWS station. Timing is estimated based on radar rather than the 1 hour reporting time on the RAWS.

Wider weather episode

A severe thunderstorm developed in southwest Chaves County along the outflow from storms over the Trans Pecos region in far west Texas during the evening hours. The storm quickly collapsed shortly after 18:00 local time producing a 60 mph wind gust at the Dunken RAWS.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1170229. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.