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High Wind in Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
High Wind March 27, 2020 · Central Tularosa Basin, New Mexico
What the National Weather Service wrote
A peak gust of 61 mph was recorded 18 miles northeast of the White Sands Missile Range main post. A gust of 60 mph was also recorded 3 miles north-northeast of Capitol Peak.
The wider storm
An upper trough was moving through the western United States with a 125-knot jet moving across the Borderland. A surface low deepened over northeastern New Mexico which aided in the strong winds across the region with a peak gust of 88 mph reported at San Augustin Pass.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875454. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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