Thunderstorm Wind — Cibola, New Mexico

2017-05-16 · near Laguna, Cibola, New Mexico

Event narrative

Laguna.

Wider weather episode

An unseasonably cold storm system moving east across New Mexico produced a wide variety of weather for mid-May. Temperatures were up to 20 degrees below normal in some areas. Showers and thunderstorms that developed over central and western New Mexico produced locally strong winds and mainly light rainfall amounts. Light snow accumulations were even reported over the northern high terrain. Meanwhile, southwest winds cranked up over eastern New Mexico and generated gusts to near 60 mph.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 688402. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.