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Thunderstorm Wind in Sierra County, New Mexico

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

70 mph

Estimated gust (61 kt)

$30K

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous large trees were blown down, two sheds blown over and a roof was blown off of a restaurant.

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 Truth Or Consequence (33.1400, -107.2403).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 715638. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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