High Wind in Union County, New Mexico

High Wind May 1, 2024 · Union County, New Mexico

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A brief high wind gust of 59 mph was observed at the Clayton Municipal Airport.

The wider storm

An upper level disturbance moved across the central Rockies during the day increasing upper-level winds across New Mexico. Deep daytime mixing allowed these stronger winds aloft to mix down to the surface resulting in a brief high wind gust at the Clayton Municipal Airport. Winds tapered off in the evening hours around sunset as the upper-level disturbance exited east.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1165760. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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