High Wind — Southern Hudspeth Highlands, Texas
2025-04-18 · Southern Hudspeth Highlands, Texas
56 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
The Sierra Blanca West Texas Mesonet site reported a peak gust of 64 mph.
Wider weather episode
A deep, slow moving upper trough was moving out of the Great Basin and towards the Four Corners region. A 125+ knot jet was located over far west Texas which helped to bring wind gusts to 64 mph to the region and created widespread areas of blowing dust with visibilities under a quarter mile.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1250682. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.