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Public Information Statement...CORRECTED
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
953 AM CDT Fri Jun 9 2023 /853 AM MDT Fri Jun 9 2023/



...NWS Damage Survey for 05/31/2023 Thunderstorm Wind Event...


.Overview...On June 6th, 2023, the National Weather Service sent a survey team 
to investigate damage from severe weather that impacted Lea County, 
New Mexico on May 31st, 2023. Much of this damage occurred in and 
around the cities of Hobbs and Lovington. 


.Lea County Severe Wind Damage Area #1...

Peak Wind /E/: 			130 mph
Path Length /statute/:  1.25 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   3500 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May_31_2023
Start Time:             4:10 PM MDT
Start Location:         13.1 W Hobbs
Start Lat/Lon:          32.697/-103.352

End Date:               May_31_2023
End Time:               4:12 PM MDT
End Location:           11 W Hobbs
End Lat/Lon:            32.713/-103.320



.Lea County Severe Wind Damage Area #2...

Peak Wind /E/: 			110 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   6200 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May_31_2023
Start Time:             4:21 PM MDT
Start Location:         9 SSE Lovington
Start Lat/Lon:          32.818/-103.320

End Date:               May_31_2023
End Time:               4:30 PM MDT
End Location:           4.6 E Lovington
End Lat/Lon:            32.944/-103.280



.Lea County Severe Wind Damage Area #3...

Peak Wind /E/: 			118 mph
Path Length /statute/:  9.75 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   6100 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             May_31_2023
Start Time:             4:41 PM MDT
Start Location:         8 NE of Lovington
Start Lat/Lon:          33.031/-103.257

End Date:               May_31_2023
End Time:               4:48 PM MDT
End Location:           17.5 NE Lovington
End Lat/Lon:            33.150/-103.164


.Summary...Results from this survey and radar re-analysis determined 
that the damage found across central and northern Lea County was caused 
by a series of intense wet-microbursts associated with a supercell
thunderstorm. Multiple locations of extreme straight-line wind 
damage were found during the survey which has been grouped into 
three major areas of damage. The first swath of damage was at the 
intersection of Highway 62 and Arkansas Junction, and included the
total destruction of a large metal building, numerous snapped 
power poles, and a roof ripped off of a small retail business. The
extent of damage was on both the north and south side of Highway 
62 all angled in a northeast direction with estimated peak wind 
speeds of 130 mph. This was classified as "Severe Wind Damage Area
#1". Further damage was found along Stiles Road, Lovington 
Highway, and Caudill Road which has been classified as "Severe 
Wind Damage Area #2". The damage found here included numerous 
power poles snapped, roof damage to multiple homes, a hundred or 
more cattle hutches blown over a mile to the northeast, dozens of 
cattle fatalities due to stampeding during the severe wind, 
multiple overturned irrigation pivots, metal structures torn 
apart, and a piece of a combine was torn off and blown into a car
along State Highway 83. All of the damage found was oriented to 
the north or northeast with estimated peak wind speeds of 110 mph.
The final area of damage, "Severe Wind Damage Area #3", 
encompassed areas north of US Highway 82 including the 
intersection of Pope Road and East McDonald Road, Hennington Road,
and East Crockett Road. The damage here included a large barn 
that had been completely destroyed, with pieces of the barn thrown
northeast across East McDonald Road. A few projectiles ended up 
in trees, sticking out of the field north of East McDonald Road, 
and stuck in the powerlines. Additional damage found in this area 
included multiple overturned irrigation pivots, snapped trees, 
roof damage to homes, other metal structures destroyed, and power 
poles snapped. Peak wind speeds from this damage were estimated to
be 118 mph.

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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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