High Wind — Southern Desert, New Mexico

2010-04-29 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

Event narrative

A peak gust of 95 MPH was reported at San Augustin Pass. The NWS office in Santa Teresa measured a gust to 63 MPH where some building roof tiles were also blown off. The Las Cruces Airport ASOS reported a peak gust of 60 MPH.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper low moving across the Rockies had a 130 knot jet streak moving around the base of it into southern New Mexico. A strong surface low deepened over the Oklahoma panhandle with winds ahead of a strong cold front gusting up to 95 MPH.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 224287. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.