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Thunderstorm Wind in Taos County, New Mexico
Thunderstorm Wind May 28, 2008 · Taos County, New Mexico
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Two barns were blown down and another suffered considerable damage at Penasco. In addition, a willow tree was blown down.
The wider storm
A warm unstable airmass and a strongly sheared environment resulted in supercell thunderstorms across parts of New Mexico. Severe storms began near the central mountain chain during the afternoon and spread across the plains during the evening, tracking eastward just to the north of Interstate 40. Radar indicated several tornadoes along this track, but only one confirmed report was received, just north of Tucumcari.
Began near Penasco (36.1700, -105.7000).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 91662. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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