Thunderstorm Wind — Santa Fe, New Mexico

2021-06-24 · near (saf)santa Fe Muni Airport, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Event narrative

An ASOS station in Santa Fe measured a 59 mph wind gust associated outflow boundaries from nearby showers. Numerous observers in the Santa Fe area and along Interstate 25 reported reduced visibility less than a mile from the dust picked up by the high winds.

Wider weather episode

With an area of high pressure over Texas and a low pressure system off the coast of California, southwest flow continued to stream subtropical moisture into New Mexico on June 24, 2021. Moisture values increased across New Mexico which further increased storm coverage across much of northern and central New Mexico. However, a continued lack of low-level moisture once again resulted in gusty downdraft and outflow winds from showers and thunderstorms. Several locations across central New Mexico measured gusts in excess of 60 mph from downdraft winds. The strongest wind gust was measured in Las Vegas where a thunderstorm to the south produced an outflow boundary with gusts of 71 mph at the airport.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 956669. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.