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Thunderstorm Wind — Luna, New Mexico

2009-07-30 · near Columbus, Luna, New Mexico

$7K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude

Event narrative

Thunderstorm winds blew down 9 power poles about 6 miles west of Columbus, NM along NM Highway 9.

Wider weather episode

A weak back door cold front pushed westward across southern New Mexico while a minor upper disturbance moved in from the west. These features had plenty of low level moisture to work with.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (31.8018, -107.7567)


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 191619. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.