High Wind in Tonopah Desert, Arizona

High Wind February 3, 2022 · Tonopah Desert, Arizona

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Oatman RAWS station reported a wind gust of 63 mph.

The wider storm

An upper-level trough moving across the region created a strong pressure gradient across southwest Arizona. Strong northerly wind gusts of up to 60 mph as well as dense blowing dust that dropped visibilities to less than 1/4 of a mile were observed.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 995130. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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