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High Wind in Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
High Wind February 26, 2023 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The San Augustin Pass Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 111 mph. Other gusts included 69 mph at the San Andres RAWS, 66 mph at the White Sands Missile Range Building 1830 and 59 mph at the White Sands Missile Range Museum.
The wider storm
An upper low was moving out of the Las Vegas, NV region and into northern New Mexico. A 100+ knot jet was moving across southern New Mexico. Southwest winds ahead of this system and an associated cold front gusted up to 111 mph at San Augustin Pass.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1077819. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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