Thunderstorm Wind — Lea, New Mexico

2025-05-29 · near Tatum, Lea, New Mexico

Event narrative

The Mesonet station 51 2SW Tatum recorded a 58 mph wind gust.

Wider weather episode

A disturbance in the quasi-zonal/northwesterly flow aloft, a dryline, and a cold front moving across the northern Permian Basin allowed for the development of scattered thunderstorms across Southeast New Mexico and West Texas. Thunderstorm coverage continued to increase into the afternoon and evening, and a number of storms became severe. The strongest storm of the day was in Dawson and Howard counties. This storm latched onto the stationary boundary and produced two brief EF-1 tornadoes in Dawson County as well as damaging straight line winds and large hail. Other thunderstorms also produced large hail and damaging winds, and a landspout was reported near Loving, New Mexico.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1260655. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.