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High Wind in Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
High Wind April 12, 2022 · Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak gust of 62 mph was recorded at the Brillo West mesonet site located on the White Sands Missile Range. The Pony and Delta Clipper sites, also on the range, recorded a peak gust of 60 mph.
The wider storm
An upper low was moving through the Northern Rockies with an associated cold front approaching southern New Mexico. Gusty southwest winds ahead of the front reached up to 80 mph over the area just ahead of the frontal passage.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1019495. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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