High Wind — Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Arizona
2022-02-22 · Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Arizona
57 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The Taylor airport had high wind criteria from 1355 to 1635. The peak wind gust was 66 MPH at 255 PM MST.
Wider weather episode
A deepening cold upper low across the Pacific Northwest brought strong westerly gradients over Arizona with persistent southwest winds. The strongest winds were observed over the Eastern Mogollon Rim, White Mountains, and the Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo and Apache counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1010553. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.