Thunderstorm Wind in Cibola County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind May 16, 2017 · Cibola County, New Mexico

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Laguna.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Laguna (35.0500, -107.4200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 688402. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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