High Wind — Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

2022-02-16 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

Event narrative

A peak gust of 60 mph was recorded at Jallen Hawk 40 site on the White Sands Missile Range.

Wider weather episode

A southwest to northeast oriented trough was moving through the region with a strong surface low over eastern New Mexico. West to southwest winds gusted up to 87 mph as the system moved through.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1010099. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.