High Wind — Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

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

Event narrative

A maximum wind gust of 58 MPH was observed at the CWOP site, GW0175 Lakewood.

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 1243326. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.