Thunderstorm Wind — Colfax, New Mexico

2024-07-03 · near Raton Crews Arpt, Colfax, New Mexico

Event narrative

A thunderstorm produced a microburst at the Raton Crews Airport resulting in a peak wind gust of 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

An upper level disturbance moving across the Great Basin and Central Rockies combined with record levels of monsoon moisture resulted in the development of widespread showers and storms across northern and central NM each and every afternoon from July 1st through July 3rd. These thunderstorms produced high wind gusts of 59 and 68 mph at the Belen Regional Airport and the Mine mesonet station on the White Sands Missile Range respectively on July 1st. There was a 59 mph wind gust at the Raton Crews Airport on July 3rd. Drier air moved in from the northwest on the backside of the disturbance on July 4th.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1179702. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.