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High Wind in Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

High Wind March 27, 2020 · Southern Tularosa Basin, New Mexico

87 mph
Measured gust (76 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak gust of 88 mph was reported at San Augustin Pass. Other gusts across the zone included 65 mph at Condron Field and 60 mph at the White Sands Missile Range main post.

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 875455. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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