High Wind — Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

2025-10-28 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

Event narrative

The West Texas Mesonet station 164 Carlsbad Caverns NP measured a wind gust of 63 mph, along with other intermittent high wind gusts.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moving across West Texas and Southeast New Mexico resulted in high gap winds at Carlsbad Caverns National Park during the morning of October 28th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1294205. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.