High Wind in Salt Basin, Texas

High Wind March 27, 2026 · Salt Basin, Texas

64 mph

Measured gust (56 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the PX Well RAWS site.

The wider storm

A strong surface high was building into the northern and central Rockies. This high pushed a back door cold front into far west Texas with wind gusts on the back side of it reaching at least 65 mph with several reports of damage in the El Paso area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1319688. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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