High Wind — Far Northeast Plains, New Mexico

2009-06-06 · Far Northeast Plains, New Mexico

Event narrative

Showers produced a high wind gust from a dry microburst 2 miles east northeast of Clayton.

Wider weather episode

Showers developed during the late afternoon of the 6th along the east slopes of the Sangre de Cristo and Sandia Mountains and drifted east during the evening. While producing little or no rain due to the dry low levels of the atmosphere, the showers did create brief high wind gusts in the form of dry microbursts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 163257. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.