Thunderstorm Wind in Otero County, Colorado

Thunderstorm Wind May 3, 2024 · Otero County, Colorado

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

La Junta airport.

The wider storm

High based thunderstorms developed over the mountains and propagated over the eastern plains entering a very dry lower level atmosphere. The result was very strong winds across portions of the southeastern plains.

Began near (lhx)la Junta Arpt (38.0500, -103.5200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1177724. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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