Thunderstorm Wind — Hidalgo, New Mexico

2021-08-02 · near Gary, Hidalgo, New Mexico

Event narrative

Report from Mesonet station on the Lordsburg Playa at mile marker 13.

Wider weather episode

A weak disturbance moving through northwest flow aloft triggered a few isolated thunderstorms over far southwest New Mexico with one storm producing a severe wind gust over the Lordsburg Playa.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 983503. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.