Thunderstorm Wind — San Juan, New Mexico

2019-03-21 · near (fmn)farmington Airport, San Juan, New Mexico

Event narrative

A cluster of thunderstorms with heavy rain and small hail produced a peak wind gust up to 62 mph at the Farmington airport.

Wider weather episode

A slow-moving storm system passing through the Four Corners region on March 21-22, 2019 brought mountain snow to parts of northern and western New Mexico as well as showers and thunderstorms from the Rio Grande Valley eastward across the eastern plains. Light snowfall accumulations of three to six inches were common across the northern and western mountains. A cold front and associated dry, westerly wind shift then moved east through the state on March 22nd and provided the focus for showers and thunderstorms, some of which were strong to severe over eastern New Mexico. Pea size hail was reported around Edgewood, nickel size hail near Lamy, and quarter size hail around Glorieta and Espanola. These storms moved east and gathered into a cluster of severe thunderstorms near the Texas state line. Heavy rainfall and quarter size hail was reported from near Clovis north to Clayton. A funnel cloud was even observed around Portales.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 802982. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.