Thunderstorm Wind, Hudspeth
- When
- June 9, 3:30 PM MST
- Where
- Hudspeth County, 1 mi W of Sierra Blanca
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 31.183, -105.367
Damaging Wind in Texas, June 9, 2003
1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
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- Tropical storms and surge
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- 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 forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 9, 11:59 AM MST, 3 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 9, 11:59 AM MST, 3 hours 31 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO-SANTA TERESA NM 1224 PM MDT MON JUN 9 2003 SYNOPSIS... AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...PRODUCING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL PUSH DRIER AIR INTO THE BORDERLAND ON TUESDAY AND WARM DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW RIGHT ON THROUGH THE WEEKEND. DISCUSSION... AIR MASS ACROSS THE CWA IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON WITH CAPES BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 J/KG AND PRECIPITABLE WATER AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH. MEANWHILE AN UPPER LOW IS NOW MOVING INTO NORTHERN BAJA WITH DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF IT PUSHING MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. SATELLITE IMAGES ALSO SHOWING WEAK EMBEDDED SHORT WAVE APPROACHING CWA FROM THE SOUTHWEST AND THIS FEATURE IS SUPPORTING SCATTERED SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. SHORT WAVE SHOULD PUSH THE AREA TONIGHT WITH PRIMARY UPPER LOW MOVING ACROSS ARIZONA ON TUESDAY. THUS WILL FORECAST SCATTERED CONVECTION TONIGHT. HIGH PRECIP WATER VALUES AND SURFACE DEWPOINT DEPRESSIONS ABOVE 40 SUGGEST A FEW STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BOTH HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG DOWNBURSTS. SATELLITE IMAGES AND MODEL OUTPUT BOTH SHOWING PUSH OF DRIER AIR UPSTREAM BEHIND THE APPROACHING SHORT WAVE. THIS AIR MASS WILL ADVECT INTO THE CWA BY SUNRISE TUESDAY ENDING RAIN THREAT. MODELS ALSO AGREE THAT AS UPPER LOW LIFTS ACROSS SOUTHERN ROCKIES, THE FLOW WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY WITH WEAK BUT PERSISTENT LEE SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING INTO SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. EXPECT THIS PATTERN TO CONTINUE WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH DEEP WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS CWA. THIS ALL ADDS UP TO WARM DRY AND OCCASIONALLY BREEZY WEATHER TOMORROW THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD. PRELIMINARY NUMBERS... EL PASO UU 067/093 066/093 067 30000 ALAMOGORDO UU 061/092 060/093 061 30000 LAS CRUCES UU 065/093 064/093 065 30000 CLOUDCROFT BU 048/071 047/072 048 42000 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES UU 061/091 060/091 061 40000 SILVER CITY UU 056/082 055/081 056 40000 DEMING UU 064/093 063/093 064 30000 LORDSBURG UU 062/092 061/093 062 30000 SIERRA BLANCA UU 062/090 061/092 062 30000 .ELP...NONE 05 ROGASH
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 9, 5:32 AM MST, 9 hours 58 minutes before
NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-091830- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 632 AM MDT MON JUN 9 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHCENTRAL NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS WITH BLOWING DUST...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... PLEASE REPORT ANY OBSERVED HAZARDOUS WEATHER. LUNDEEN
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:20 PM MST, 2 hours 10 minutes before
NMZ032-TXZ055-092100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 220 PM MDT MON JUN 9 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY NEW MEXICO... AT 220 PM A SMALL CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY NEW MEXICO ALONG HIGHWAY 9 BETWEEN SANTA TERESA AND COLUMBUS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. THE STRONG WINDS MAY PRODUCE BLOWING SAND AND DUST WITH VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE IN A FEW AREAS. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THE STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS SO PERSONS TRAVELING SHOULD BE EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION OR PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES.
Special weather statement, Jun 9, 1:55 PM MST, 1 hour 35 minutes before
NMZ022>025-032-TXZ055-056-092200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 255 PM MDT MON JUN 9 2003 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS... AT 3 PM A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WESTERN TEXAS. STRONGEST STORMS WERE MOVING INTO THE EL PASO TEXAS AREA NORTHWARD ALONG INTERSTATE 10 TO THE LAS CRUCES AND NORTH TO THE RADIUM SPRINGS NEW MEXICO AREA. ANOTHER AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS MOVING INTO THE TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES VICINITY. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINS. THE BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE IN A FEW AREAS CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. A FEW STRONG AND POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. PERSONS SHOULD SEEK SHELTER WHEN STORMS APPROACH AND AVOID DRIVING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST.
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:27 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
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 9, 2003
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 9, 2003
- Rip Current in Florida, June 9, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 9, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, June 9 to 10, 2003
- Tornado and Hail in South Dakota, June 9, 2003
- Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 9, 2003
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 9, 2003
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Texas, June 9 to 10, 2003
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Iowa, June 9, 2003
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 9, 2003
- Flash Flood in Iowa, June 9, 2003
More
Every storm in Texas in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, June 2003
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: 5366376.