High Wind — Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
2018-03-15 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
78 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
San Augustin Pass recorded a peak gust of 90 mph. Other peak gusts included 64 mph 1 mile southeast of the White Sands Missile Range Main Post, 59 mph at Orogrande and 58 mph 5 miles southeast of San Augustin Pass.
Wider weather episode
A strong upper low was moving onshore into the Pacific Northwest with an 80-90 knot jet over the Borderland. A surface low was located over eastern Colorado with an associated cold front moving through the region bringing wind gusts up to 90 mph to south central New Mexico.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 745920. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.