Thunderstorm Wind — Hidalgo, New Mexico

2017-08-09 · near Mondel, Hidalgo, New Mexico

Event narrative

Power was out in Lordsburg area for over 30 hours. The wind created a dust storm with near zero visibility west of Lordsburg near mile marker 6 which caused a 2015 Dodge truck towing a travel trailer to rear end an 18 wheeler which had slowed down due to the conditions. One woman in the Dodge truck was killed and serious injuries were sustained to the driver of the truck.

Wider weather episode

A dry lower atmosphere in place over southwest New Mexico lead to gusty winds exceeding 70 mph from thunderstorms. These winds created a localized dust storm just west of Lordsburg that lead to an accident in which a woman was killed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 719139. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.