High Wind — Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Arizona

2018-04-12 · Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Arizona

Event narrative

The ASOS at the Winslow Airport reported wind gusts over 58 MPH from to 115 PM to 140 PM with the peak wind gust of 62 MPH at 1218 PM. The sustained winds were above 40 MPH much of the time between 955 AM to 440 PM. The ADOT wind sensor at Jackrabbit (and I-40) reported a peak wind gust of 61 MPH 1123 AM.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system and associated cold front will moved across Arizona on April 12th. General southwest winds of 25 to 35 MPH gusting to 45 MPH were observed. However, the area extending from Winslow to Show Low to Springerville and northward saw higher winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 743513. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.