Thunderstorm Wind in Luna County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind August 22, 2015 · Luna County, New Mexico

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

$5K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

A retractable roof became airborne and landed on the roof of a trailer and caused it to become punched-in. An anemometer near the damaged site recorded a peak wind of 65 mph.

The wider storm

Moderate amounts of moisture were lingering over Southwest New Mexico with an upper level disturbance moving through westerly flow aloft. A severe thunderstorm developed over northwest Luna County with winds over 60 mph reported which caused some damage near the Grant/Luna County line.

Began near Faywood Station (32.4983, -107.9860).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 598390. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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