High Wind in Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

High Wind February 20, 2026 · Eddy County Plains, New Mexico

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The West Texas Mesonet Station 164 Carlsbad Caverns NP recorded a wind gust of 58 mph, as well as intermittent instances of sustained 40 mph winds through the time period.

The wider storm

An incoming trough (and associated upper-level jet) allowed for high winds to develop in the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1310316. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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