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High Wind in Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

High Wind April 1, 2010 · Sierra County Lakes Region, New Mexico

62 mph

Measured gust (54 kt)

$20K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak gust of 62 mph was reported at a mesonet site located 39 miles east-northeast of Truth or Consequences. The roof was blown off the Masonic Lodge in Truth or Consequences.

The wider storm

A strong Pacific trough moving into the desert southwest brought a cold front through the region with wind gusts up to 96 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 222790. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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