High Wind — Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
2019-04-10 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
89 MG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Extremely strong winds occurred at San Augustin Pass with a peak gust of 102 mph. Other gusts included 78 mph 1 mile northwest of White Sands Missile Range Main Post and 6 miles east-southeast of the Main Post, 66 mph eighteen miles northeast of the Main Post and 61 mph eleven miles northeast of Organ and 14 miles west-northwest of Orogrande.
Wider weather episode
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_id 818299. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.