High Wind — Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
2018-02-19 to 2018-02-20 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
65 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
A peak gust of 75 mph was recorded at San Augustin Pass. Other gusts in the zone included 73 mph 5 miles southeast of San Augustin Pass and 71 mph 1 mile southeast of the White Sands Missile Range Main Post.
Wider weather episode
A strong upper low was moving through the Great Basin with southwest flow ahead of it with close to a 100 knot jet. A deep surface low was located over eastern Colorado with a tight pressure gradient across the region helped to produce wind gusts up to 82 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 739818. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.