High Wind in Guadalupe County, New Mexico

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

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Vaughn ZiaMet station observed a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 2:30 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 1154773. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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