Thunderstorm Wind, Dona Ana
- When
- July 8, 5:18 PM MST to 5:22 PM MST
- Where
- Dona Ana County, Ft Selden
- Measured
- 72 kt (83 mph)
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.480, -106.930
Damaging Wind in New Mexico, July 8, 1998
A wet microburst, associated with a strong thunderstorm, produced significant damage to a barn and several mobil homes in addition to several trees. Several utility poles were also damaged and there was localized street flooding.
Where it happened
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- 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
- None recorded
- 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 wet microburst, associated with a strong thunderstorm, produced significant damage to a barn and several mobil homes in addition to several trees. Several utility poles were also damaged and there was localized street flooding. The damage path was roughly 200 yards by 500 yards.
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:18 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
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, July 8 to 10, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Montana, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New York, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flood in New York, July 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, July 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Texas, July 8, 1998
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, July 8, 1998
- Lightning Strike in South Dakota, July 8, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in New Mexico, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flood and Hail in Montana, July 8, 1998
- Flash Flood and Flood in Kansas, July 8 to 9, 1998
More
Every storm in New Mexico in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Mexico, July 1998
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: 5650683.