New Mexico, 2025

Damaging Wind in New Mexico, September 12, 2025

September 12, 2025 · NWS ABQ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An upper level low moved over the Intermountain West on September 12th. This along with an upper level high over Texas allowed monsoon moisture to stream north into western and central New Mexico during these days resulting in numerous to widespread showers and thunderstorms.

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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 ABQ wrote it up.

An upper level low moved over the Intermountain West on September 12th. This along with an upper level high over Texas allowed monsoon moisture to stream north into western and central New Mexico during these days resulting in numerous to widespread showers and thunderstorms. Strong winds at the leading edge of a line of thunderstorms moving into the Albuquerque Metro resulted in a 58 mph wind gust on the West Mesa of Albuquerque.

The radar

The Albuquerque radar (KABX), 8 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:57 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Bernalillo

When
September 12, 2:55 PM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Bernalillo County, 3.57 mi SW of Paradise Hills
Measured
50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
35.160, -106.740

A 58 mph wind gust was observed on the West Mesa of Albuquerque along the leading edge of a line of thunderstorms.

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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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1283161.