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High Wind in Western El Paso County, Texas
High Wind December 30, 2014 · Western El Paso County, Texas
What the National Weather Service wrote
A mesonet site located 6 miles north-northwest of El Paso recorded a peak gust of 63 mph. Other peak gusts included 62 mph 8 miles north-northwest of El Paso and 58 mph 5 miles north-northwest of El Paso.
The wider storm
An upper level trough was moving south through the Western United States and a strong area of high pressure was pushing into the plains. A back door cold front moved through the region and produced strong east winds up to 63 mph across the western slopes of the Franklin Mountains.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 551046. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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