Thunderstorm Wind in Lea County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind May 26, 2025 · Lea County, New Mexico

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The West Texas Mesonet station 2 miles west/southwest of Tatum reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 58 mph.

The wider storm

Continuing the pattern from May 24th and 25th, an incoming trough (with embedded disturbances) interacted with a dryline and produced isolated storms in the eastern Permian Basin of West Texas. One thunderstorm developed in Glasscock County and produced hail up to 2 inches in diameter south of Garden City before it moved east of the Midland/Odessa CWA. An additional thunderstorm moved into northern Lea County later in the evening and produced a 58 mph wind gust.

Began near Tatum (33.2400, -103.3500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1257562. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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