Thunderstorm Wind in Colfax County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind July 3, 2024 · Colfax County, New Mexico

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Raton Crews Arpt (36.7300, -104.5000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1179702. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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