High Wind in Northern Lea County, New Mexico

High Wind March 23, 2013 · Northern Lea County, New Mexico

58 mph

Measured gust (50 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained west to northwest winds of 40-45 mph, and gusts around 58 mph, occurred across portions of the Southeast New Mexico plains due to a strong upper level trough moving through the southern Rockies.

The wider storm

Strong winds occurred in the Guadalupe Mountains and portions of the lower lands across Southeast New Mexico due to an upper trough moving through the southern Rocky Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 433926. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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