Thunderstorm Wind — Luna, New Mexico

2017-07-19 · near (dmn)deming Arpt, Luna, New Mexico

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 715636. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.