High Wind in Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

High Wind February 18, 2026 – February 19, 2026 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

89 mph

Measured gust (77 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The West Texas Mesonet station 164 Carlsbad Caverns NP measured intermittent high winds through the afternoon of the 18th into the early morning hours of the 19th. A maximum wind gust of 89 mph was recorded during this period.

The wider storm

Strong southwesterly to westerly winds developed in response to a developing lee cyclone ahead of an upper-level trough. This, plus a strong jet aloft, resulted in high winds in and around the higher terrain of west Texas and southeast New Mexico during the afternoon of the 18th and into the early morning hours of the 19th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1309006. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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