High Wind — Central Lea County, New Mexico

2010-01-06 to 2010-01-07 · Central Lea County, New Mexico

Event narrative

There was also one gust of 59 MPH at 0000 LST 1/7/10.

Wider weather episode

A tight surface pressure gradient and surface pressure rises near or above 1 hpa per hour resulted in strong northeast winds across portions of the southeast New Mexico plains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 209606. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.