High Wind in Southern Lea County, New Mexico

High Wind March 3, 2025 · Southern Lea County, New Mexico

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 61 MPH was recorded at the CWOP mesonet station FW9687 Eunice.

The wider storm

A quickly strengthening area of surface low pressure over eastern Colorado ahead of a potent trough pushed a strong front through the region. During the evening and early overnight hours, high winds behind this front were recorded across southeast New Mexico and the higher elevations of West Texas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1242868. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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