High Wind — Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico
2024-01-11 · Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet, New Mexico
$25K
Property damage
52 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Numerous electric power fluctuations and communications outages occurred around Cloudcroft.
Wider weather episode
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_id 1157368. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.