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High Wind in East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
High Wind March 5, 2023 · East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A public weather station in Rainsville measured a high sustained wind speed of 43 mph.
The wider storm
A strong portion of the jetstream overrode the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, reaching the surface during the afternoon of March 5, 2023 and lasting overnight into the early hours of March 6, 2023. Peak wind gusts of 60 to 71 mph were observed, with the highest gust of 71 being observed in the northern Sangre de Cristo Mountains. High wind gusts also reached down to the I-25 corridor between Las Vegas and Raton.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074328. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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