High Wind — Southern Desert, New Mexico

2011-06-19 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

Event narrative

A Mesonet site located at the White Sands Main Post reported a peak wind gust of 59 mph.

Wider weather episode

A deep, late-season upper trough was moving across the Rockies with a strong surface low located over far Southeastern Colorado providing a tight pressure gradient across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 324852. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.