Thunderstorm Wind in Guadalupe County, New Mexico

An AWOS station in Santa Rosa measured a 59 mph thunderstorm wind gust.

As an area of high pressure built to the east of New Mexico, southerly flow brought higher amounts of atmospheric moisture into the state on August 22, 2021. Meanwhile, a weak embedded disturbance over south central New Mexico also aided in thunderstorm development. Thunderstorms initially developed over the higher terrain areas of northern and central New Mexico with steering flow moving them in a northeasterly direction. As the atmosphere destabilized during the afternoon hours, thunderstorms intensified. These thunderstorms were generally sub-severe, and a saturated atmosphere led to locally heavy rainfall as the primary threat. However, a stronger thunderstorm near Santa Rosa produced a brief severe thunderstorm wind.