Thunderstorm Wind — Sierra, New Mexico

2025-09-23 · near Aleman, Sierra, New Mexico

Event narrative

The Salt Creek Mesonet Station reported a peak gust of 63 mph.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1295084. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.