High Wind — Otero Mesa, New Mexico

2019-03-13 · Otero Mesa, New Mexico

Event narrative

A RAWS site located 28 miles east-northeast of Orogrande recorded a peak gust of 66 mph.

Wider weather episode

A deep upper level cutoff low was moving through the New Mexico/Colorado region with a a surface low moving from the eastern plains of Colorado into western Kansas. This system had an upper level jet of over 110 knots over southern New Mexico which allowed winds in excess of 100 mph around Cloudcroft, where significant damage was reported, as well as San Augustin Pass.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 813778. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.