Thunderstorm Wind — Socorro, New Mexico

2025-06-13 · near Kinney Wells, Socorro, New Mexico

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1253111. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.