High Wind — Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
2022-04-22 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
61 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The Mesonet site at San Augustin Pass recorded a peak gust of 70 mph.
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 1019648. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.