High Wind — Chinle Valley, Arizona

2008-10-11 · Chinle Valley, Arizona

Event narrative

High winds broke branches of various sizes out of cottonwood trees at the mouth of Canyon de Chelly. The winds also caused the power to go out in Chinle. The weather station at Red Mountain School had a peak gust of 61 MPH.

Wider weather episode

A very powerful cold front moving across northern Arizona brought high winds, power outages, and some damage to structures and vehicles.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 137277. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.