High Wind in Union County, New Mexico

High Wind March 3, 2024 · Union County, New Mexico

68 mph

Measured gust (59 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Clayton Municipal Airport observed a few sustained winds above 40 mph peaking at 45 mph at 9:45 MST. It also observed several high wind gusts above 58 mph with the peak wind gust of 68 mph at 9:07 MST.

The wider storm

Southwest and west winds across the northern and central mountains and the adjacent highlands and plains in northeast New Mexico increased late Saturday March 2nd, 2024 into the morning of Sunday March 3rd, 2024, due to a portion of the jet stream at the base of an upper level disturbance moving over the region. A majority of the strong wind gusts between 60 to 70 mph occurred during the morning to early afternoon hours of the 3rd. Winds gradually subsided during the evening and overnight hours of March 3rd as the stronger upper level winds exited east.

Key Impacts: High Winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1154772. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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