High Wind in Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

High Wind March 18, 2025 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

81 mph

Estimated gust (70 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Eddy County Emergency Management reported at least four power poles blown down in Carlsbad due to high winds. The estimated wind speeds for this damage were approximately 80 MPH. The time and amount of property damage are estimates.

The wider storm

An intense trough digging into the Four Corners region with rapid cyclogenesis over eastern Colorado produced high winds and blowing dust across much of the southern Great Plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243280. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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