High Wind — Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
2022-04-22 · Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
56 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A peak gust of 64 mph was recorded at the Rad mesonet site on the White Sands Missile Range. Other wind gusts across the zone included 63 mph at the Brillo West and Delta Clipper sites also on the missile range.
Wider weather episode
An upper low was moving out of the Great Basin and into western Wyoming. A strong surface low was over eastern Colorado with a lee trough extending down to Mexico east of the Rio Grande. Southwest winds across southwestern New Mexico gusted up to 70 mph as this system moved through.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1019646. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.