High Wind in Southern Desert, New Mexico

High Wind March 26, 2010 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

96 mph

Measured gust (83 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak gust of 96 MPH was reported at a Mesonet site 1 mile southeast of San Augustin Pass in Dona Ana County.

The wider storm

A strong cold front associated with a digging trough moving out of the Great Basin swept across the region producing high winds across much of southern New Mexico.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 219933. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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