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High Wind in Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona
High Wind April 22, 2022 · Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Window Rock Airport reported a peak wind gust of 61 MPH at 1158 AM MST. The sustained wind was 40 MPH or higher between 1115 AM and 200 PM.
The wider storm
A strong upper trough with an associated surface front crossing the region brought strong, gusty southwest winds. An upper jet also moved across the region which only served to bring stronger winds as well. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 40 to 50 MPH were common.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1018087. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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