High Wind in Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

High Wind January 8, 2026 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

90 mph

Measured gust (78 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The West Texas Mesonet station 164 Carlsbad Caverns NP measured numerous high wind gusts, including a gust to 90 mph.

The wider storm

During the morning of the 8th, a shortwave and upper-level jet max began to move over west Texas and southeast New Mexico while a surface cyclone strengthened over the Oklahoma Panhandle. As the jet max moved overhead, very strong to high winds developed in the higher terrain (namely the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains), as well as the surrounding foothills. Gusts up to 80-90 mph were observed in the Guadalupe Mountains and at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1300582. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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