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High Wind in Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico
High Wind April 10, 2001 · Southwest Desert Mimbres Basin, New Mexico
The wider storm
The second high wind event within 5 days occurred in southern New Mexico. This one, although containing slightly lower peak gusts (60 to 70 mph with a few reports of 75 mph), continued for a much longer period and over a larger area. Trees were downed, windows broken, and power poles were blown over. A power outage in southern Dona Ana County lasted for more than 2 hours.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5242977. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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