Thunderstorm Wind in Grant County, New Mexico

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

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Silver City AWOS recorded a peak gust of 61 mph along with rain totaling 2.96 inches over a 2 hour period.

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 (svc)silver City Arp (32.6337, -108.1522).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 598391. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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