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High Wind in Northern Lea County, New Mexico
High Wind February 17, 2026 · Northern Lea County, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The West Texas Mesonet station 51 2SW Tatum NM measured a period of intermittent high winds, including sustained winds greater than 40 mph and gusts up to 59 mph.
The wider storm
A developing surface lee cyclone and a strong jet aloft yielded gusty southwesterly to westerly winds on the 17th. High winds were recorded at various locations across southeast New Mexico and in/around the higher terrain of west Texas.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1308868. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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