High Wind in Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

High Wind April 18, 2025 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A maximum wind gust of 58 MPH was observed at the Artesia AWOS station.

The wider storm

A combination of an approaching trough, a belt of intense southwesterly winds, and a later quickly advancing front resulted in sporadic high winds across portions of Southeast New Mexico and West Texas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1243439. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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