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High Wind in Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

High Wind February 23, 2022 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

77 mph
Measured gust (67 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak gust of 77 mph was recorded at San Augustin Pass. Other gusts included 69 mph at the EMRE site on the White Sands Missile Range, 66 mph at Condron Field and 59 mph at the Dripping Springs RAWS site.

The wider storm

A deep upper trough was moving through the Western U.S. with a strong surface low over Southwest New Mexico. A peak gust of 77 mph was recorded with this storm at San Augustin Pass.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1010132. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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