Strong Wind — Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

2025-05-05 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

Event narrative

LANDSPOUT. Location: 32.370,-104.170/32.380,-104.165. A short-lived landspout, lasting less than 2 minutes, was observed by the public about 5 miles southeast of Carlsbad moving north-northeastward. The landspout was approximately 25 yards in width. The track is approximate. No damage was observed.

Wider weather episode

Similar to May 4th, a large upper-level low pressure over the western United States and a leading shortwave trough produced scattered severe thunderstorms over the higher terrain of west Texas and southeast New Mexico, as well as in the Permian Basin. Thunderstorms continued to develop into the night and moved east of our area after midnight. Meanwhile, a strong Pacific front resulted in strong non-thunderstorm winds in the Davis and Guadalupe Mountains that night.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1254735. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.