Thunderstorm Wind — Lea, New Mexico

2025-06-09 · near Bennett, Lea, New Mexico

Event narrative

The Mesonet station FW9688 Jal recorded a 70 mph wind gust. The time of occurrence is partially estimated by radar.

Wider weather episode

A cold front/outflow boundary, coupled with vorticity maxima in the northwesterly flow aloft, resulted in the development of severe thunderstorms in the Permian Basin of West Texas and Southeast New Mexico during the evening and overnight hours on June 9th. Supercells formed initially, but storms eventually grew upscale later that night. These storms produced multiple instances of severe winds (especially the MCS) and large hail. A landspout was also reported in Martin County.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1266263. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.