High Wind in Southern Desert, New Mexico

High Wind May 18, 2011 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

71 mph

Measured gust (62 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak gust of 71 mph was reported at San Augustin Pass and a 62 mph gust was reported 5 miles northeast of San Augustin Pass.

The wider storm

An unusually deep upper low moved through the Great Basin with a surface low located in extreme Northeast New Mexico. This setup a tight pressure gradient across South-Central New Mexico with wind gusts up to 71 mph reported at San Augustin Pass.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 310830. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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