High Wind — Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico
2011-04-09 · Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico
56 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A mesonet site 10 miles south of Deming reported a peak wind gust of 64 mph. The Deming Airport reported a peak gust of 58 mph.
Wider weather episode
A strong cutoff low was located over the Great Basin with a 125 knot jet stream rounding the base of this system and moving into Western New Mexico. Some of these strong winds were able to mix down to the surface and produce wind gusts up to
88 mph in the San Andres Mountains.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 299425. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.