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

High Wind January 11, 2024 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico

64 mph
Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The High Rolls Mesonet site recorded a peak gust of 65 mph. The Mescalero RAWS also recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.

The wider storm

A fast moving trough moved through the central Rockies with a 100 knot jet across much of New Mexico. Strong southwest winds ahead of a cold front gusted up to 96 mph and also created blowing dust with near-zero visibilities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1157366. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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