Thunderstorm Wind in Otero County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind September 23, 2025 · Otero County, New Mexico

78 mph

Measured gust (68 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The White Sands Missile Range site at Tula recorded a peak gust of 78 mph. Another site at the Tula Airstrip recorded a peak gust of 73 mph but could have been higher as comms were cut-off prior to storms arrival. The tower was bent by winds about 30 degrees.

The wider storm

An elongated positively tilted upper trough extended through the Great Lakes into Northern New Mexico. An 80 knot jet was also moving through New Mexico which resulted in strong wind shear and severe thunderstorms moving across Sierra and Otero counties with wind gusts up to 78 mph.

Began near Tularosa (33.0667, -106.1685).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1295082. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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