High Wind — Union County, New Mexico

2023-02-21 · Union County, New Mexico

Event narrative

A gust of 64 mph was observed at the Clayton Airport.

Wider weather episode

Strong westerly to southwesterly winds ahead of an approaching upper low impacted portions of central and eastern NM. Peak gusts of 58 to 64 mph were observed from the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains over to Union County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071025. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.