High Wind — Eastern Mogollon Rim, Arizona

2022-10-22 to 2022-10-23 · Eastern Mogollon Rim, Arizona

Event narrative

The Mogollon Airpark reported a peak wind gust of 60 MPH at 955 PM MST. A Mesonet station at the intersection of Highways 277 and 377 reported a peak wind gust of 65 MPH at 1013 PM. The Limestone Canyon RAWS (QLCA3) had a peak wind gust of 68 MPY at 124 AM. Wind gust of 58 MPH and higher were measured from 1124 PM to 324 AM on October 23.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front brought damaging winds to northern Arizona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1057450. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.