Thunderstorm Wind, Lea
- When
- August 15, 5:50 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Eunice
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in New Mexico, August 15, 1993
2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lea
- When
- August 15, 6:10 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County, Eunice
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Eunice Police Department reported power lines down and shingles blown off houses from strong thunderstorm winds. Heavy rains also produced flooded streets with water flowing over curbs. Thunderstorm winds up to 52 knots (60 mph) snapped power poles at their bases.
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Illinois, August 15, 1993
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 15, 1993
- Hail in Montana, August 15, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, August 15, 1993
- Damaging Winds in Louisiana, August 15, 1993
- Hail in South Dakota, August 15, 1993
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, August 15, 1993
- Damaging Wind in Wyoming, August 15, 1993
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10335348, 10335349.