Thunderstorm Wind — De Baca, New Mexico

2018-08-08 · near Ft Sumner, De Baca, New Mexico

Event narrative

Peak wind gust up to 63 mph at Sumner Lake.

Wider weather episode

Northwest flow aloft over eastern New Mexico combined with abundant moisture and strong instability to generate a second day of scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms. The first storms of the day developed around the Vermejo Park area and shifted south-southeast along the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Ping pong ball size hail was reported near Ocate. Another flash flood event impacted the area around Ute Park where a severe thunderstorm moved slowly south across the area. Several strong to severe thunderstorms continued developing into the eastern plains of New Mexico where high winds and large hail were reported.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 764820. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.