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Strong Wind in Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

Strong Wind February 17, 2009 · Middle Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico

45 mph

Estimated gust (39 kt)

$4K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A highway sign was blown off of its post and struck a vehicle.

The wider storm

A storm off the California coast moved inland on the 17th and lifted to the northeast. The mid level winds strengthened as a surface low deepened over southwest Kansas. This produced some strong and gusty winds over central and eastern New Mexico, with the highest winds over Torrance and Lincoln counties. Strong wind gusts around Albuquerque resulted in a highway sign getting blown off its post and struck a car.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 146351. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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