High Wind in Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

High Wind April 19, 2018 · Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

60 mph

Measured gust (52 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Grand Canyon Airport ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 60 MPH at 303 PM MST.

The wider storm

A strong short wave trough of low pressure swept across northern Arizona with high southwest winds. Timing of the maximum winds aloft coincided with the diurnal heating and allowed for maximum mixing of winds to the surface.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 744374. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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