High Wind — Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

2022-04-22 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

A Desert Research Institute weather station, at 6850ft in the Chiricahua Mountains, measured a peak wind gust of 67 mph at 1450MST.

Wider weather episode

A upper level trough moved across the Great Basin which resulted in high winds out of the southwest in southeast Arizona near the New Mexico line. While no wind damage was reported, blowing dust did reduce visibility to less than a half mile along Interstate 10.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1024970. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.