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High Wind — West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

2023-04-04 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

56 MG
Magnitude

Event narrative

A Mesonet site at High Rolls recorded a peak gust of 64 mph. A RAWS site at Mescalero recorded a 58 mph gust.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper low was moving across the western United States with a 125 knot jet over the region. Strong southwest winds ahead of an approaching cold front reached up to 96 mph.


Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1092908. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.