High Wind — Southern Desert, New Mexico

2011-04-09 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

Event narrative

The SAMS station at San Augustin Pass reported a peak gust of 75 mph. A mesonet station in South Las Cruces 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 299427. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.