Thunderstorm Wind, Chaves
- When
- December 12, 11:15 AM MST
- Where
- Chaves County, Roswell
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 33.363, -104.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Winds in New Mexico, December 12, 1993
3 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- $150,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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
3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Eddy
- When
- December 12, 12:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eddy County, Artesia
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 32.472, -104.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorm Wind, Lea
- When
- December 12, 1:14 PM MST
- Where
- Lea County to Hobbs
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph)
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Coordinates
- 32.792, -103.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Thunderstorms associated with a cold front developed over southeast New Mexico late this morning and continued into the afternoon. Power outages were experienced in Roswell when tree branches fell onto power wires and transformers. Numerous reports of cinderblock fences, wood and metal sheds and dumpsters were blown down or scattered. A tree blew down and fell on a house and two cars. Also, lightning struck the silage pit at a dairy, starting a fire. Thunderstorm winds produced gusts to 75 knots (86 mph) at the Artesia Municipal Airport. Several reports of downed irrigation sprinklers and road construction signs were received. Thunderstorms then moved into Lea County during the early afternoon. The public reported wind gusts to 56 knots (65 mph) in Hobbs at 1314MST. Several reports of downed telephone and power poles led to brief power outages. The Hobbs Police Department received several calls from residents reporting trees and branches down.
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
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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: 10335485, 10335255, 10335372.