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High Wind in Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

High Wind April 3, 2023 · Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

66 mph

Measured gust (57 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The wind sensor along Interstate 40 at Lupton measured a peak wind gust of 66 MPH at 614 PM MST. Wind gusts of 58 MPH or higher were measured from 230 to 620 PM.

The wider storm

A strong area of low pressure moved through The Great Basin and brought strong and damaging winds across northern Arizona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1097999. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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