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High Wind in Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
High Wind November 29, 2019 · Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak gust of 69 mph was recorded 11 miles southwest of Northrup Strip. Other gusts across the zone included 68 mph at Northrup Strip, 61 mph 16 miles north-northwest of Northrup Strip and 60 mph 20 miles west-northwest of Tularosa.
The wider storm
A large upper low was centered over northern Nevada with a 150 knot jet streak moving through southern New Mexico. A surface low was over western Colorado with an associated cold front moving through the region. Strong southwest winds ahead of the front and west-northwest winds behind the front gusted up to 76 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 864327. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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