| Event |
Thunderstorm Wind |
| Magnitude |
69 kts. |
| State |
NEW MEXICO |
| County/Area |
CURRY |
| WFO |
ABQ |
| Begin Date |
08/12/2011 17:45:00 MST-7 |
| Begin Range |
5 |
| Begin Azimuth |
N |
| Begin Location |
CLOVIS |
| Begin Lat/Lon |
34.48/-103.2 |
| End Date |
08/12/2011 17:52:00 MST-7 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Though drier air was trying to keep its grasp on the northern portion of the state, a very moist and unstable airmass remained across the southern half of New Mexico. A strong thunderstorm with very heavy rain moved squarely over the White Fire burn scar dumping up to 2 inches per radar estimates. A few hours later, a seemingly typical afternoon thunderstorm north of Clovis produced violent wind gusts as the storm quickly collapsed. |
| Event Narrative |
A KVII Schoolnet site north of Clovis recorded winds from a wet microburst. Winds initially were from the north-northeast at 72 mph at 545 pm MST, then increased to 79 mph at 549 pm. The wind direction switched to the south-southwest at 652 pm and a final gust of 64 mph occurred. |
