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High Wind in Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
High Wind April 10, 2019 · Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
Wind gusts up to 71 mph were reported across the zone with the peak occurring 7 miles southwest of Northrup Strip. Other gusts included 69 mph at Northrup Strip, 63 mph at Holloman Air Force Base and 68 mph 3 miles north-northeast of Capitol Peak.
The wider storm
An upper low was moving across Colorado with an associated cold front extending south across the Borderland. A 150 knot upper level jet was also approaching southern New Mexico which aided in bringing down wind gusts over 100 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 818298. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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