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High Wind in Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Texas

High Wind April 15, 2024 · Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor, Texas

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

This was likely the result of a heat burst. The temperature increased nearly 18 degrees in 30 minutes.

The wider storm

A closed low over the Central Rockies with an attendant jet streak resulted in localized high winds across southeast New Mexico. Further east, severe thunderstorms developed ahead of the dryline. Lastly, a localized heat burst and high winds occurred near the Delaware Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1174962. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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