Strong Wind in Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

Strong Wind May 5, 2025 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

40 mph

Estimated gust (35 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 1254735. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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