High Wind — Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
2022-12-12 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
70 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A peak wind gust of 81 mph was reported at San Augustin Pass. Other peak gusts across the zone included 79 mph at Salinas Peak, 76 mph at the White Sands Missile Range Emre site, 66 mph at Delta Clipper and 61 mph at the Pony site on the missile range.
Wider weather episode
A strong upper low was moving out of the Great Basin with a 120+ knot jet crossing southern New Mexico. In addition to the upper low, a lee side low developed over eastern Colorado and helped to bring wind gusts over 80 mph to parts of Otero County.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1069538. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.