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Thunderstorm Wind in Union County, New Mexico
Thunderstorm Wind August 2, 2025 · Union County, New Mexico
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Ziamet station in Hayden measured a 60 mph gust from a severe thunderstorm.
The wider storm
The monsoon high was centered across southeast Arizona and southwest New Mexico on August 1st and 2nd. Northwest flow around the upper high circulation along with embedded disturbances in this flow resulted in the development of showers and thunderstorms across parts of central and eastern New Mexico during the afternoon and evening hours. Thunderstorms resulted in some flash flooding on and downstream of the Ruidoso burn scars and in Lincoln on August 1st and on and downstream of the Salt burn scar on August 2nd. Meanwhile, severe storms across northeast and east central New Mexico resulted in some large hail near Ocate, Miami, Sedan, Hayden, and Amistad. Severe thunderstorms also produced damaging wind gusts in Santa Rosa and Hayden.
Began near Hayden (35.9800, -103.2600).
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1269668. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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