High Wind in Central Lea County, New Mexico

High Wind March 18, 2025 · Central Lea County, New Mexico

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 64 MPH was observed at the Hobbs Lea County Airport AWOS station.

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 1243306. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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