New Mexico Raked By High Winds -Blowing Dust - Fires.




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Wind Damage In Clovis.

Courtesy of Jorge Torres & Felicia Gaillard. 

Semi Blown Over By High Winds In Guadalupe Mtn's National Park Tuesday.

High Winds Responsible For Knocking Out Power To 12,131 Customers In Ruidoso Tuesday?


Crossroads Rangeland Fire.

Courtesy Of Tatum Weather & Whitney Smith Jaramillo.




We went to Lubbock, Texas for my doctor's appointment this morning. The ride over wasn't anything of note. Coming back home this afternoon was another matter. Widespread blowing dust driven by southwesterly winds gusting to 60 mph and higher made for a miserable ride back. The worst of the dust and the lowest visibilities occurred from Lubbock to Brownfield, and from Brownfield to Plains. At times we couldn't see more than 50 yards in front of us. On average the visibility was limited to around a mile to two miles until we reached Lovington then it improved somewhat. 


Pine Springs Raws 79 mph.
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport - Ruidoso 78 mph.
Pine Springs - W TX MesoNet 77 mph.
Guadalupe Pass Asos 72 mph.
Tatum - W TX MesoNet 67 mph.
Cannon AFB - Clovis 66 mph.
Carlsbad Airport Asos 66 mph.
Dunken Raws 66 mph.
Amazon Tower - West Of Eunice 66 mph.
Derrick Ranch PWS- West Of Lovington 60 mph.
Sacramento Peak - Sunspot 59 mph.
Roswell Airport Asos 58 mph.
Artesia Airport Awos 56 mph.
SKP Ranch PWS- Lakewood 55 mph.
Malaga - Davis WeatherLink 55 mph. 
Hobbs Airport Awos 53 mph.
Loving PWS 52 mph.







Reported Peak Wind Gusts Today. 


• 2 E FORT SUMNER - 81 mph

 • 2 SSW FORT STANTON - 78 mph
 • 8 SE MESA - 72 mph
 • 6 WNW SANDIA PARK - 70 mph

 • 7 ENE TUCUMCARI - 68 mph
 • 18 NNE ENCINOSO - 68 mph
 •  null CLOVIS - 67 mph
 • 13 SE TOLAR - 67 mph
 • 2 NE DUNKEN - 66 mph
 •  null PORTALES - 65 mph
 •  null CLOVIS - 65 mph
 • 18 NNE ENCINOSO - 64 mph
 • 1 SSE CLINES CORNERS - 64 mph
 • 5 NNE SEDAN - 63 mph
 • 1 N CANNON AFB - 62 mph
 • 1 NW SUMNER LAKE - 62 mph
 • 3 W LOGAN - 62 mph
 •  null DES MOINES - 62 mph
 • 3 WSW BELEN - 61 mph
 •  null HOUSE - 61 mph
 • 10 SW BINGHAM - 61 mph

 • 15 NW CARRIZOZO - 59 mph
 • 4 NE VAUGHN - 59 mph
 • 4 NE VAUGHN - 59 mph
 • 2 ENE CLAYTON - 58 mph
 • 3 ESE MORIARTY - 58 mph
 • 10 S BINGHAM - 57 mph
 • 6 NE LAS VEGAS - 56 mph
 • 2 S SOCORRO - 55 mph
 • 5 S ALBUQUERQUE - 55 mph
 •  null STANLEY - 55 mph
 • 4 SSE ROSWELL - 55 mph
 • 3 WNW GALLUP - 51 mph

 • 10 S BINGHAM - 49 mph
 • 12 ENE ARABELA - 49 mph
 • 9 ESE MESITA - 48 mph
 • 3 ESE MILAGRO - 47 mph
 • 1 ESE CONTRERAS - 46 mph
 • 3 SE SANTA ANA PUEBLO - 45 mph
 • 3 E BERNALILLO - 45 mph
 • 1 N RED HILL - 44 mph
 • 1 SE TALPA - 43 mph
 • 16 SSE EL MORRO - 43 mph
 • 10 SW BINGHAM - 42 mph
 • 11 SE BOSQUE DEL APACHE REFUGE - 41 mph
 • 5 NW NOGAL - 40 mph
 • 6 WNW GLORIETA - 40 mph
 • 1 NNW RUIDOSO - 40 mph
 • 4 SSE CEDARVALE - 37 mph


LOCATION             MAX WIND     TIME/DATE   COMMENTS
                        GUST            OF
                         MPH    MEASUREMENT

NEW MEXICO

...DONA ANA COUNTY...
   SAN AUGUSTIN PASS       94   215 PM  2/28  ELEV 5902 FT WMSR
   SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 5     77  1050 AM  2/28  ELEV 5046 FT WSMR
   TWIN PEAKS              76   113 PM  2/28  ELEV 4774 FT CWOP
   WSMR MAIN POST          74   230 PM  2/28  ELEV 4242 FT WSMR
   WSMR MAIN POST 18 NE    68   130 PM  2/28  ELEV 3951 FT WSMR
   WSMR MAIN POST 1 SE     68  1230 PM  2/28  ELEV 4275 FT WSMR
   CONDRON FIELD           67   240 PM  2/28  ELEV 3914 FT WSMR
   WSMR MAIN POST 1 SE     66   200 PM  2/28  ELEV 4190 FT WSMR
   TALAVERA 2 ESE          60  1100 AM  2/28  ELEV 4698 FT WXUND
   NORTHRUP STRIP 11 SW    59   950 AM  2/28  ELEV 4321 FT WSMR
   KLRU                    59   115 PM  2/28  ELEV 4455 FT AWOS
   SANTA TERESA 5 WNW      58  1135 AM  2/28  ELEV 4115 FT RSOIS
   WSMR MAIN POST 6 ESE    56   250 PM  2/28  ELEV 4006 FT WSMR
   ORGAN                   54  1059 AM  2/28  ELEV 5174 FT DACFC
   LA UNION 1 NE           54  1050 AM  2/28  ELEV 3787 FT CWOP
   LAS CRUCES 6 WSW        54   100 PM  2/28  ELEV 4199 FT NMED
   DRIPPING SPRINGS        53   226 PM  2/28  ELEV 5885 FT RAWS
   LAS CRUCES 4 NNE        53  1248 PM  2/28  ELEV 4237 FT AWS
   SANTA TERESA 5 WNW      53  1055 AM  2/28  ELEV 4117 FT AWS
   CHAPARRAL 2 E           53  1200 PM  2/28  ELEV 4100 FT NMED
   LA UNION 3 SE           53   200 PM  2/28  ELEV 3810 FT NMED
   LAS CRUCES 10 NE        51   200 PM  2/28  ELEV 4450 FT NMED
   SUNLAND PARK            51  1200 PM  2/28  ELEV 3860 FT NMED
   SANTA TERESA 5 SW       50   100 PM  2/28  ELEV 4100 FT NMED

...GRANT COUNTY...
   REDROCK 12 E            56   959 AM  2/28  ELEV 6965 FT RAWS

...HIDALGO COUNTY...
   ROAD FORKS 6 NE         62   924 AM  2/28  ELEV 4148 FT NMDOT
   ROAD FORKS 5 NE         59   924 AM  2/28  ELEV 4149 FT NMDOT
   HACHITA 15 SSW          52  1240 PM  2/28  ELEV 4291 FT RAWS

...LUNA COUNTY...
   KDMN                    51  1157 AM  2/28  ASOS

...OTERO COUNTY...
   SUNSPOT 1 S             63  1144 AM  2/28  ELEV 9190 FT WXUND
   SUNSPOT                 59  1100 AM  2/28  ELEV 9255 FT WSMR
   MAYHILL 3 NW            58  1154 AM  2/28  ELEV 7160 FT WXUND
   TULAROSA 19 WNW         55  1105 AM  2/28  ELEV 4025 FT WSMR
   TULAROSA 4 SE           55   139 PM  2/28  ELEV 4607 FT WXUND
   OROGRANDE 28 ENE        55  1237 PM  2/28  ELEV 4886 FT RAWS
   OROGRANDE 4 NW          53  1125 AM  2/28  ELEV 4183 FT WSMR
   TULAROSA 9 W            52  1235 PM  2/28  ELEV 4050 FT WSMR
   CLOUDCROFT              52   114 PM  2/28  ELEV 8670 FT AWS
   TULAROSA 10 NW          51  1210 PM  2/28  ELEV 4237 FT WSMR
   KALM                    51   235 PM  2/28  ELEV 4196 FT AWOS
   SUNSPOT 1 S             50   115 PM  2/28  ELEV 9082 FT RAWS
   MESCALERO               50  1041 AM  2/28  ELEV 6227 FT RAWS

...SIERRA COUNTY...
   TULAROSA 20 WNW         57  1055 AM  2/28  ELEV 4055 FT WSMR
   TULAROSA 22 NW          54  1055 AM  2/28  ELEV 4085 FT WSMR
   KTCS                    53  1011 AM  2/28  ASOS
   NORTHRUP STRIP 16 NN    51  1005 AM  2/28  ELEV 4058 FT WSMR

TEXAS

...EL PASO COUNTY...
   EL PASO 5 NE            69  1259 PM  2/28  ELEV 3996 FT AWS
   EL PASO 7 NNE           63   126 PM  2/28  ELEV 4048 FT WXUND
   EL PASO 10 NNE          59   100 PM  2/28  ELEV 3958 FT TCEQ
   KELP                    56   137 PM  2/28  ASOS
   EL PASO 13 NNE          53  1248 PM  2/28  ELEV 4055 FT AWS
   EL PASO 2 WNW           53   100 PM  2/28  ELEV 3799 FT TCEQ
   EL PASO 5 ENE           52   200 PM  2/28  ELEV 3740 FT TCEQ
   SOCORRO 1 N             52   300 PM  2/28  ELEV 3639 FT TCEQ
   EL PASO 6 NE            51   241 PM  2/28  ELEV 3905 FT AWS
   EL PASO 5 ESE           51   300 PM  2/28  ELEV 3681 FT TCEQ

...HUDSPETH COUNTY...
   SIERRA BLANCA 1 SSE     62   251 PM  2/28  ELEV 4560 FT WTMESO
   DELL CITY 1 N           53  1248 PM  2/28  ELEV 3708 FT WTMESO
   FORT HANCOCK            52   221 PM  2/28  ELEV 3560 FT EPZWXN

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