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High Wind in Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

High Wind May 20, 2019 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

72 mph
Measured gust (63 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak gust of 72 mph was recorded at San Augustin Pass with a couple 60 mph gusts at the White Sands Missile Range Main Post and 5 miles east-northeast of the Main Post.

The wider storm

A strong upper trough with a 110 knot jet was moving through the Four Corners region with an associated cold front moving through southern New Mexico. Strong southwest winds ahead of the front gusted to 72 mph with this system.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 826710. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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