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High Wind in Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

High Wind January 11, 2024 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico

60 mph

Estimated gust (52 kt)

$25K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Numerous electric power fluctuations and communications outages occurred around Cloudcroft.

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 1157368. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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