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High Wind in Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona
High Wind October 11, 2023 · Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona
60 mph
Measured gust (52 kt)
What the National Weather Service wrote
The ADOT wind sensor along Interstate-40 at Lupton measured a peak wind gust of 60 MPH at 1053 AM.
The wider storm
A trough of low pressure moving southeast from the Pacific Northwest lead tightened pressure gradients across northern Arizona. This resulted in strong southwest winds across northern Arizona.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1140892. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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