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High Wind in Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County, New Mexico
High Wind April 4, 2009 · Guadalupe Mountains of Chaves County, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A roof was blown off the abandoned Club Cafe on Historic Route 66 in downtown Santa Rosa. Another roof was blown off a two story home. Several power poles and light posts were damaged or snapped in two. Damage occurred to 87 cars and the buildings at the Northside Auto Park.
The wider storm
A storm slowly crossed Northern New Mexico on the 3rd and moved into western Kansas on the 4th. Meanwhile, a surface low deepened rapidly over northeast New Mexico and then lifted into western Kansas. A very tight surface pressure gradient led to widespread reports of high winds and locally damaging winds.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 154677. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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