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High Wind in Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

High Wind May 13, 2025 · Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

59 mph

Measured gust (51 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak wind gust of 59 mph was measured at 1:41 PM at the Window Rock Airport ASOS (KRQE).

The wider storm

A strong jet stream wrapping around the southern end of an upper level low moved overhead of Northern Arizona. The strong winds mixed down to the surface and resulted in high wind gusts across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1254500. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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