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High Wind in East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
High Wind January 5, 2026 · East Slopes Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
The Bartley RAWS measured a brief high wind gust of 58 mph.
The wider storm
A shortwave trough moved east across the northern Rockies during the day. Strong mid and upper level winds over eastern New Mexico at the base of this trough along with deep daytime mixing resulted in brief high wind gusts at Bartley, Clines Corners, and the Tucumcari Airport. Winds tapered off during the mid evening hours as the disturbance exited east into the central United States.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1299165. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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