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High Wind in Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico
High Wind December 23, 2008 · Southern Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico
71 mph
Measured gust (62 kt)
What the National Weather Service wrote
A gust of 71 mph was measured just southwest of High Rolls.
The wider storm
A strong upper level trough moved eastward across the desert southwest and induced a deep surface low in the Texas panhandle. A tight surface gradient and the mixing down of strong winds aloft resulted in high winds at the surface.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 148309. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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