High Wind — Chaves County Plains, New Mexico
2025-04-28 · Chaves County Plains, New Mexico
50 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The Roswell Air Center measured a 58 mph wind gust.
Wider weather episode
Deep daytime mixing allowed strong winds at the base of an upper low over the Great Plains to mix down to the surface across southern and eastern NM. This resulted in a brief high wind gust of 58 mph at the Roswell Air Center. The strong winds resulted in some blowing dust in the Hagerman area which led to an approximately 2 hour closure of State Highway 2. Strong winds and blowing dust subsided during the mid evening hours.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238939. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.