Thunderstorm Wind, Luna
- When
- September 20, 3:30 PM MST to 4:00 PM MST
- Where
- Luna County, Nutt
- Measured
- 75 kt (86 mph)
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Coordinates
- 32.570, -107.450
Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 20, 1997
A strong thunderstorm produced a microburst which destroyed two open-sided barns and partially removed the roof of a nearby mobile home. Several outbuildings in the general area were also destroyed.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS EPZ wrote it up.
A strong thunderstorm produced a microburst which destroyed two open-sided barns and partially removed the roof of a nearby mobile home. Several outbuildings in the general area were also destroyed. Brief heavy rain and small hail accompanied the event.
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:30 UTC.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail in Colorado, September 20, 1997
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in New Mexico, September 20 to 21, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Colorado, September 20, 1997
- Hail in Colorado, September 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 20, 1997
- Flash Flood in Ohio, September 20, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Connecticut, September 20, 1997
- Dense Fog in Wyoming, September 20, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, September 20 to 23, 1997
- Hail in New Mexico, September 20, 1997
- Strong Wind in Massachusetts, September 20, 1997
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: 5616868.