High Wind in Northern Lea County, New Mexico

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

72 mph

Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 72 MPH was recorded at the CWOP site, CW0386 Tatum.

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 1243316. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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