Strong Wind — Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

2025-06-05 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

Event narrative

LANDSPOUT. Location: 32.350,-103.830/32.350,-103.835. A landspout was reported by the public via social media at the intersection of Wipp Road and NM 128. The beginning and ending locations of the landspout are radar estimated. The size of the landspout was approximately 25 yards and it lasted less than a minute.

Wider weather episode

Shortwave troughing and upslope flow generated scattered thunderstorms in the higher terrain of West Texas. Meanwhile, troughing and a stationary front/outflow boundary helped generate thunderstorms across portions of Southeast New Mexico. A number of these storms became severe, producing damaging winds (including microbursts) and large hail. A landspout was reported near Loving, and flooding was also reported (especially in Pecos County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1262123. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.