High Wind — Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

2025-03-18 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

Event narrative

At the New Mexico Climate Center station, NMC61 4.9W Hope, a maximum wind gust of 65 MPH was recorded.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1243321. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.