Thunderstorm Wind in Guadalupe County, New Mexico

A 58 mph wind gust was measured in Santa Rosa as a severe thunderstorm moved through the area.

As monsoonal moisture continued to stream into New Mexico, a backdoor cold front that moved through eastern NM helped set the stage for severe weather on July 15, 2020. With increasing low-level moisture, instability, and shear focused along this boundary, the storms that moved off the central mountain chain interacted with the boundary and intensified. Through the afternoon and evening hours, the storms grew upscale into a broken line that moved northeast through the eastern plains. Strong thunderstorm winds were reported ahead of these storms while large hail was reported near Capulin. A brief gustnado was also observed in rural Socorro County along a strong outflow boundary moving through the area.