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EF0 Tornado — Taos, New Mexico

2018-09-01 · near Sunshine Valley, Taos, New Mexico

0.3 mi

Path length

20 yds

Path width

Event narrative

A Facebook user posted a video of a landspout tornado near Ute Mountain in Taos County.

Wider weather episode

A landspout tornado was captured by an observer from the Wild Rivers Recreation Area in Taos County. The landspout developed near Ute Mountain around 215 pm and was visible for about 15 minutes before dissipating. Scattered showers and thunderstorms across eastern New Mexico also resulted in an active afternoon of heavy rainfall, strong winds, and intense lightning. The Cannon AFB reported a peak wind gust up to 64 mph from thunderstorm outflow.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 771954. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.