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Thunderstorm Wind in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind October 5, 2015 · Hidalgo County, New Mexico

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Power poles down in Animas.

The wider storm

An upper low was moving through Southern California with southwest flow aloft across the region. A surface low and associated cold front moved through Southern New Mexico. Dew points were well into the 50s and southeast surface winds provided sufficient wind shear for severe thunderstorms.

Began near Animas (31.9500, -108.8100).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 605104. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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