Thunderstorm Wind in Roosevelt County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind August 2, 2024 · Roosevelt County, New Mexico

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Melrose Gunnery Range station recorded a peak wind gust of 72 mph and sustained winds of 53 mph from a wet microburst.

The wider storm

Daytime heating combining with high moisture content underneath the monsoon high resulted in slow moving shower and thunderstorm activity each and every day first across the mountains ranges in the afternoon before spreading to surrounding lower elevations during the evening and early overnight hours. Some thunderstorms resulted in burn scar flash flooding on the South Fork burn scar just west of Ruidoso on June 2nd, and from the Hermit's Peak/Calf Canyon burn scar on August 3rd.

Began near Tolar (34.3000, -103.8000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1189343. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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