Thunderstorm Wind — Dona Ana, New Mexico

2024-06-30 · near (lru)las Cruces Arpt, Dona Ana, New Mexico

Event narrative

A Mesonet station 3 miles northeast of Las Cruces recorded a peak gust of 66 mph.

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 1193400. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.