Thunderstorm Wind in De Baca County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind June 2, 2026 · De Baca County, New Mexico

68 mph

Measured gust (59 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A trained spotter a few miles east of Sumner Lake measured a 68 mph from an approaching line of severe thunderstorms.

The wider storm

A slow moving upper level disturbance over northern Mexico and the Desert Southwest combined with moist surface southeast flow resulting in thunderstorm development across central and eastern New Mexico during the afternoon and evening hours. Some storms resulted in severe hail at Chacon, severe thunderstorm wind gusts near Sumner Lake and Endee on June 2nd and some burn scar flash flooding in Ruidoso on June 3rd.

Began near Ft Sumner (34.6100, -104.2800).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1329147. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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