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High Wind in Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

High Wind May 8, 2015 · Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

77 mph

Measured gust (67 kt)

$2K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Window Rock ASOS reported wind gusts over 50 MPH from 455 PM MST to 520 PM MST. The peak wind gust of 67 MPH was recorded at 506 PM MST. A tree branch fell on a vehicle.

The wider storm

A strong cold front for May moved across northern Arizona on May 8. This was a windy system with damaging winds reported in far eastern Arizona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 581671. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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