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High Wind Warning 2, NWS El Paso, TX

February 27, 2007

NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 27, 2007, 2:40 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 28, 2007, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 10 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 27, 2007, 2:40 PM MST (21:40 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2007, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Feb 28, 2007, 9:36 PM MST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 272140
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
240 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007

...POSSIBLE WIND STORM FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN WEST
AND SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL
PRODUCE BLOWING DUST AND SAND OVER A FEW AREAS WITH VISIBILITIES
UNDER A MILE CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-280545-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.070228T1900Z-070301T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.070228T1900Z-070301T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
240 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11
PM MST WEDNESDAY.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP AND MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL MEAN THAT WEST
AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60
MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO
PRODUCE BLOWING DUST AND SAND OVER A FEW AREAS WITH VISIBILITIES
UNDER A MILE CAUSING DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE
ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS MAY ALSO
CAUSE ISOLATED PROPERTY DAMAGE TO SMALLER OR OLDER
BUILDINGS...TREES AND POWER LINES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
PIEPER
4 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 280331
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
831 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007

...STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A STRONG TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WILL MEAN STRONG
WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO
AROUND 40 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW...WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 60 MPH EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE
LIKELY...REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. HIGH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL PAST SUNSET WEDNESDAY EVENING.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-281130-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.070228T1900Z-070301T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
831 PM MST TUE FEB 27 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 11 PM MST
WEDNESDAY...

SUSTAINED WINDS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE
GENERALLY LESS THAN 15 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE
STEADILY THROUGH THE DAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES
THE AREA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REACH 40 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS...ALONG WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND
AND DUST WITH VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE ARE EXPECTED. HIGH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL PAST SUNSET WEDNESDAY EVENING.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$
PIEPER
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 281101
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
401 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...STRONG WINDS FOR SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A LARGE UPPER TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST WILL ALLOW
STRONG WINDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO AROUND 40 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 60 MPH EXPECTED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND ARE LIKELY WITH
THESE STRONG WINDS.

NMZ022>025-030>032-281915-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.070228T1900Z-070301T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES
401 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET
AND BY MIDNIGHT WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW ONE MILE IN DUST
PRONE AREAS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO
SOUTH OF LAS CRUCES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

TXZ055-056-281915-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.070228T1900Z-070301T1200Z/
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
401 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST
THURSDAY...

WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS
TO 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET
AND BY MIDNIGHT WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH FOR MOST OF THE
AREA. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS OF 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AROUND
SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING ALONG EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS. THIS INCLUDES
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS AND NORTHEAST EL PASO.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

DH
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 281858
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1158 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...VERY STRONG WINDS BLOWING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR
WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

.A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SWEEPING ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST U.S. IS
TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND POSITIONING A JET OF STRONG
WINDS ALOFT OVER THE BORDERLAND REGION. DAYTIME HEATING WILL
ALLOW DEEP MIXING OF THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WHICH WILL LOWER THESE
STRONG WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. IN ADDITION A DEEPENING
SURFACE LOW OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IS TIGHTENING THE LOW LEVEL PRESSURE
GRADIENTS AND AIDING IN STRENGTHENING WINDS AT THE SURFACE. AT MID
DAY WINDS WERE ALREADY SUSTAINED OVER 30 MPH ACROSS THE REGION
WITH MANY LOCATIONS RECORDING GUSTS OVER 50 MPH. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO FURTHER INCREASE TO OVER 40 MPH BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON
HOURS...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND
SAND ARE LIKELY WITH THESE STRONG WINDS. SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF
VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY 10 PM
THIS EVENING OVER MOST OF THE REGION AS COOLER AIR PUSHES IN
BEHIND A COLD FRONT. HOWEVER...LOCATIONS JUST EAST OF NORTH SOUTH
MOUNTAINS RANGES WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE NIGHT.

NMZ022>025-030>032-010300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.070228T1900Z-070301T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-
SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
ALAMOGORDO...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON...LORDSBURG...
DEMING...LAS CRUCES
1158 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING 
...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET AND BY MIDNIGHT WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH. AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST WILL DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES MAY BRIEFLY DROP TO BELOW ONE MILE IN DUST
PRONE AREAS SUCH AS INTERSTATE 10 FROM THE ARIZONA STATE LINE TO
SOUTH OF LAS CRUCES.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

TXZ055-056-010415-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.070228T1900Z-070301T1200Z/
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
1158 AM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. FOR MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NEW MEXICO THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AND BY
MIDNIGHT WINDS WILL BE AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH FOR MOST OF THE AREA.
HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS OF 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND SUNRISE
THURSDAY MORNING ALONG AND ADJACENT TO EAST SLOPES OF THE ORGAN
AND FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS. THESE AREAS INCLUDE NORTHEAST EL PASO AND
WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

BIRD
000 
WWUS74 KEPZ 010436
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
936 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...STRONG WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THE REST
OF TONIGHT...

.THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT GENERATED VERY STRONG WINDS EARLIER
THIS AFTERNOON IS BEGINNING TO SHIFT EAST. AS TEMPERATURES BECOME
COOLER...STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL CEASE TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE.
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AT THE SURFACE WILL GRADUALLY RELAX THROUGH
THE NIGHT...CAUSING WIND SPEEDS TO SLOWLY DIMINISH. WINDS OF 3O TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. 

TXZ055-056-011200-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.070301T0436Z-070301T1200Z/
EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
936 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES
OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
BY SUNRISE. PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE IN DUST PRONE AREAS
WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A MILE AT TIMES. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

NMZ024-011200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.070301T0436Z-070301T1200Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALAMOGORDO
936 PM MST WED FEB 28 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
THURSDAY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THIS EVENING AND EARLY MORNING ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES
OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA
BY SUNRISE. PATCHY BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE IN DUST PRONE AREAS
WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A MILE AT TIMES. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

LUNDEEN

The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 27, 3:04 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchEPZ12 hr
Feb 27, 6:54 AM MSTRed Flag WarningEPZCatron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more12 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2007High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2007Every high wind warning in 2007

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.