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High Wind in Upper Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico
High Wind January 11, 2023 · Upper Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Taos Airport measured repeated high sustained winds of 40 to 43 mph.
The wider storm
The remnants of a strong Pacific storm system brought a strong portion of the jetstream over New Mexico on January 11, 2023. High winds impacted areas along and east of the central mountain chain early in the morning, spreading to most of the eastern plains through the afternoon period before diminishing during the evening hours. Peak gusts regularly ranged from 60 to 68 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1064425. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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