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High Wind in Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Arizona

High Wind May 20, 2024 · Little Colorado River Valley in Coconino County, Arizona

63 mph
Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ADOT wind sensor along Interstate 40 at Two Guns reported a peak wind gust of 63 MPH at 143 PM. Wind gusts of 58 MPH or higher were observed between 1150 AM and 340 PM. The sustained wind was above 40 MPH at times between 1210 AM and 400 PM.

The wider storm

A closed-low off the southern California Coast moved northeast while a trough moved into the Great Basin. The two systems look to phase together and brought strengthening upper-level jet over Arizona. Gusty southwest winds were common over much of northern Arizona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1185284. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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