High Wind in Union County, New Mexico

High Wind June 17, 2024 · Union County, New Mexico

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Clayton Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 70mph.

The wider storm

June 17th saw a very hot and dry weather setup with moderate southwesterly prevailing winds aloft get mixed down to the surface near Roswell. What was likely downward momentum transfer, air speeding up as it descended to ground level, ended up producing a rogue 58 mph wind gust at the Roswell Airport. Localized blowing dust resulted from this, producing a very localized dust storm along the Roswell Relief Route on the southwest edge of town.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1176229. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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