High Wind in Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

High Wind April 5, 2025 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 62 MPH was observed at the West Texas Mesonet site, Carlsbad Caverns NP.

The wider storm

A strong cold front moving south through the southern Great Plains and a likely barrier jet near the Guadalupe Mountains caused high winds near Carlsbad Caverns.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243434. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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