Thunderstorm Wind — Dona Ana, New Mexico

2024-06-30 · near Organ, Dona Ana, New Mexico

Event narrative

A wind gust of 65 mph occurred at the Dripping Springs Visitor Center for the Organ Mountains National Monument.

Wider weather episode

Deeper monsoonal moisture moved into the region with a strong upper high located across northeast Texas. Deep southeast winds brought the best moisture of the year into the Borderland which produced strong thunderstorm wind gusts in Dona Ana and Sierra counties along with a gustnado near Chaparral.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1193398. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.