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High Wind in Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
High Wind March 8, 2019 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak gust of 88 mph was reported at San Augustin Pass. Other peak wind gusts included 67 mph a Condron Field, 63 mph at the White Sands Missile Range Main Post, 5 miles northeast of San Augustin Pass, 18 miles northeast of the Main Post and 59 mph 14 miles west-northwest of Orogrande.
The wider storm
A strong upper trough was moving through the Great Basin with deep surface low over eastern Colorado. This system was accompanied by an upper level jet of over 120 knots. Wind gusts over hurricane strength were reported in the Organ mountains with close to 65 mph gusts over many other locations. Some areas of blowing dust reduced visibility to under a mile at times in Luna and Dona Ana counties.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 813333. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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