High Wind in Southern Desert, New Mexico

High Wind April 29, 2010 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

96 mph

Estimated gust (83 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 224287. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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