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High Wind in Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Highway 264, Arizona
High Wind May 20, 2024 · Northeast Plateaus and Mesas South of Highway 264, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
The ADOT wind sensor along Interstate 40 at Exit 311 (Painted Desert/Petrified Foreast National Park exit) had a peak wind gust of 61 MPH at 403 PM. The wind gusted to 58 MPH or higher from 330 PM to 405 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 1185288. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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