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High Wind in West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico
High Wind March 14, 2025 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak gust of 70 mph was recorded in High Rolls and the Mescalero RAWS recorded a gust of 68 mph. In addition to the wind gusts, a tree was downed near the tunnel on Highway 82 west of High Rolls.
The wider storm
A fast moving, negatively tilted trough moved from the Great Basin into New Mexico during the overnight hours of March 13-14. Ahead of the trough and associated cold front, winds picked up dust over the Lordsburg Playa and El Paso. As the cold front moved through overnight, winds gusted to 95 mph at San Augustin Pass with several other 70+ mph wind gusts noted.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1245936. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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