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High Wind in West Central Plateau, New Mexico
High Wind April 19, 2023 · West Central Plateau, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Gallup Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 58 mph.
The wider storm
A typical Spring southwesterly high wind event occurred April 19, 2023 with several locations observing high wind gusts of 58 mph or higher. A strong section of the jetstream associated with an upper level storm system crossed NM. Peak wind gusts ranging from 58 to 66 mph were observed at sporadic locations across northern and central NM during the afternoon hours. There were even two reports of blown over semi trucks along highways, one south of Shiprock and the other just north of Los Lunas. Thankfully there were no shared reports of injuries or fatalities.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1082166. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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