Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2007
High Wind Warning 2, NWS El Paso, TX
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:04 AM MST | High Wind Watch | EPZ | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 6:54 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Catron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more | 12 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.