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High Wind in West Central Plateau, New Mexico
High Wind April 5, 2024 · West Central Plateau, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A wind gust of 60 mph was observed at the Gallup Municipal Airport.
The wider storm
Upper-level winds increased over New Mexico ahead of a low pressure system moving into the Pacific coast. Warm temperatures and deep mixing allowed these stronger upper-level winds to reach the surface across western, central and northeast New Mexico. This resulted in some high wind gusts at Clayton and across White Sands Missile Range during the afternoon. Later, high wind gusts occurred at Farmington and Gallup in western New Mexico shortly after sunset as a Pacific cold front moved through the region.
Keyword: High Winds.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1161505. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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