New Mexico, 2024High Wind in New Mexico, November 18, 2024
November 18, 2024 · NWS ABQ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Strong northwest winds quickly developed during the mid to late morning hours across the Central Highlands and western Guadalupe County behind an upper level low departing northeast over the Great Plains. S.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- 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.
Strong northwest winds quickly developed during the mid to late morning hours across the Central Highlands and western Guadalupe County behind an upper level low departing northeast over the Great Plains. High wind gusts of 58 to 67 mph were observed from Clines Corners to just southeast of Vaughn along U.S. Highway 285. West winds tapered off during the evening hours around sunset.
High Wind, Guadalupe County
- When
- November 18, 9:55 AM MST to 3:15 PM MST
- Where
- Guadalupe County forecast zone
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 34.863, -104.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Peak wind gusts reached the maximum measurable speed of 67 mph at the southeast Vaughn mesonet station. Sustained winds of 49 mph were also observed at this mesonet station a few miles southeast of Vaughn. Additionally, brief wind gusts of 60 mph were observed at the Thompson Cattle mesonet.
High Wind, Central Highlands
- When
- November 18, 10:48 AM MST to 2:58 PM MST
- Where
- Central Highlands forecast zone
- Measured
- 56 kt (64 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.209, -105.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Peak wind gusts of 64 mph were observed at Clines Corners. Additionally, the site observed peak sustained winds of 45 mph.
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- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1217059, 1217058.