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High Wind in Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
High Wind March 24, 2018 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
72 mph
Measured gust (63 kt)
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak gust of 73 mph was recorded at San Augustin Pass.
The wider storm
A broad trough over the western United States put southern New Mexico in a strong southwest flow with a 100 knot jet approaching from Arizona. These features helped to produce wind gusts up to 73 mph in parts of Dona Ana county.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 745925. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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