High Wind — Far Northeast Plains, New Mexico
1996-02-26 · Far Northeast Plains, New Mexico
35
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
Sustained winds and higher gusts caused damage to trees and windows near Picacho and Hondo in Lincoln county. A grass fire started after winds blew down power lines was fanned by gusts over 50 mph into a fast moving blaze which consumed 10000 acres of grassland between Abbott and Gladstone in Colfax and Union counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5539302. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.