Year in Review 2022
Significant Weather Events Across West Texas and Southeast New Mexico
Pecos County Tornadoes and Wind Damage
Left: Lime-sized hail in Andrews, TX. Photo courtesy of Brittany Wilson. Middle: Tennis ball-sized hail in north Midland, TX. Photo courtesy of Franny Zollinger. Right: Tennis ball-sized hail in Greenwood, TX. Photo courtesy of Shianne Foster.
Left: Wind-driven hail damage to siding and large branches snapped. Middle: An uprooted tree. Photo courtesy of Carol Jost. Right: Wind-driven hail damage to siding and shingles.
Regional Dust Storm
In addition to all of the severe weather occurring on May 24th, a massive dust storm moved through the region as a result of a southward moving cold front.
This wall of dust was observed from Carlsbad, NM southward through Alpine, TX, and as far east as Garden City, TX. Check out how it looked at various communities across West Texas and Southeast New Mexico below.
For more information on this event, click here .
The following graphs show the highest observed crests at select river gauges along the Rio Grande during the prolonged river flood event from early September through mid-October.
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Radar at NWS Midland
