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Thunderstorm Wind in Luna County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind July 19, 2017 · Luna County, New Mexico

60 mph
Estimated gust (52 kt)
$3K
Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

An amateur radio operator had his east facing windows blown out of his house, and in same area a tractor trailer was overturned on Highway 11.

The wider storm

Easterly flow was setting up across the region aloft with drier surface air still in place over southwest New Mexico allowed numerous storms to develop with severe winds in the area.

Began near (dmn)deming Arpt (32.1595, -107.7539).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 715636. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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