High Wind — Southern Desert, New Mexico

2011-02-27 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

Event narrative

A peak gust of 89 mph was reported at the San Augustin Pass RAWS. Other peak gusts across the area included 75 mph at Salinas Peak, 58 mph at the National Weather Service office in Santa Teresa and 61 mph at the White Sands Missile Range Main Post.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper low was diving down the west coast while a surface low rapidly deepened over the Texas and Oklahoma panhandle area. A tight pressure gradient setup across the region with strong southwest winds ahead of the upper low.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 284704. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.