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High Wind in Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

High Wind March 13, 2025 – March 14, 2025 · Sierra County Lakes, New Mexico

62 mph
Measured gust (54 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The ASOS at the Truth or Consequences Airport reported a peak gust of 62 mph.

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 1245941. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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