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High Wind in Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

High Wind April 8, 2013 · Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

45 mph

Measured sustained (39 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Southwest winds were sustained between 40 and 50 mph with gusts around 65 mph.

The wider storm

An area of low pressure moved from southern Nevada across northern Arizona bringing strong southwest winds to southeast Arizona. While the winds did not bring any major damage, they did generate areas of blowing dust that led to motor vehicle accidents.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 448521. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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