Thunderstorm Wind in Socorro County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind June 13, 2025 · Socorro County, New Mexico

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The mesonet station at Stallion Runway on the White Sands Missile Range measured a 61 mph wind gust from nearby virga showers and dry thunderstorms.

The wider storm

Intense daytime heating combined with higher midlevel moisture resulted in the development of virga showers and dry thunderstorms across the southwest mountains during the afternoon moving east into the lower Rio Grande Valley and south central highlands by the evening hours. This virga and dry thunderstorm activity resulted in a brief 61 mph wind gust at the Stallion Runway mesonet station and 63 mph wind gust at the Little Burro mesonet stations.

Key Words: Severe Thunderstorm Winds, Virga Showers, Dry Thunderstorms.

Began near Kinney Wells (33.8200, -106.6500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1253111. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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