High Wind in Southern Desert, New Mexico

High Wind November 5, 2011 · Southern Desert, New Mexico

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak wind gust of 63 mph was reported at the White Sands Elementary School.

The wider storm

An upper trough was moving through the Great Basin and into the Central Rockies with a strong cold front associated with it crossing Southern New Mexico. Wind gusts up to 65 mph were reported with this system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 354236. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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