Thunderstorm Wind in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Thunderstorm Wind August 2, 2021 · Hidalgo County, New Mexico

61 mph

Measured gust (53 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

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.

Began near Gary (32.3202, -108.8143).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 983503. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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