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High Wind in Far Northeast Plains, New Mexico

High Wind May 21, 2008 · Far Northeast Plains, New Mexico

70 mph

Measured gust (61 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A peak wind gust of 58 mph was also recorded at the Clayton ASOS at 1110pm MST.

The wider storm

A storm dropping south into the Great Basin strengthened the southwest flow aloft and at the surface over New Mexico on May 21st. This resulted in strong to high winds over most of the forecast area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 89068. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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