High Wind in Guadalupe County, New Mexico

Another dry upper level disturbance moved southeast across the state during the day on December 9th. Strong mid level northwest winds at the base of the disturbance resulted in a period of high wind gusts of up to 61 mph at a mesonet station southeast of Vaughn during the early afternoon hours. Northwest winds across the central highlands tapered off during the evening hours as the disturbance exited into the Great Plains.