High Wind in Chinle Valley, Arizona

High Wind October 11, 2008 · Chinle Valley, Arizona

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 137277. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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