High Wind — Salt Basin, Texas

2024-02-03 · Salt Basin, Texas

Event narrative

A West Texas Mesonet site in Dell City recorded a peak gust of 58 mph.

Wider weather episode

An upper low was moving onto the Colorado Plains with a 160 knot jet moving across southern New Mexico and far west Texas. Gusty west to northwest winds occurred over El Paso and Hudspeth counties.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1162678. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.