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High Wind in West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico
High Wind April 26, 2026 · West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A Mesonet site in High Rolls recorded a peak gust of 64 mph. The Mescalero RAWS recorded a peak gust of 61 mph.
The wider storm
A broad upper trough was located across the Western United States with west-southwest flow across the Borderland. An upper level jet of 100 knots was moving into southern New Mexico and combined with an approaching cold front to bring wind gusts up to 88 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1332476. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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