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Strong Wind in East Slopes of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

Strong Wind March 3, 2013 · East Slopes of the Sangre De Cristo Mountains, New Mexico

54 mph

Measured gust (47 kt)

Death

$100K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind gust to 54mph at the Angel Fire airport lead to an aircraft accident with 4 fatalities.

The wider storm

Strong westerly winds aloft combined with a deepening lee trough to produce widespread gusty surface winds over portions of the east slopes of the central mountain and the high plains. An aircraft ascending from Angel Fire airport was blown back to the ground by wind gusts up to 55 mph resulting in 4 fatalities. Elsewhere erratic wind gusts up to 60 mph impacted the area around Clines Corners.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 427678. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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