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High Wind Warning 2, NWS El Paso, TX

April 2, 2011

NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 2, 2011, 11:40 AM MDT. It took effect at Apr 3, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT. 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
Apr 2, 2011, 11:40 AM MDT (17:40 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 3, 2011, 11:00 AM MDT
Expired
Apr 3, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

The text

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

480 
WWUS74 KEPZ 021740
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1140 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST SUNDAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS NEW MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER MOST OF THE AREA SUNDAY
EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER EASTERN SLOPES
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.


NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-031300-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0002.110403T1700Z-110404T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.110403T1700Z-110404T0300Z/
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
1140 AM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO
9 PM MDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 MPH.
  HIGHER PEAKS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE
  ALL AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS
  BY SUNDAY EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER EASTERN
  SLOPES INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...ONE TO THREE MILES SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH BLOWING
  DUST. LOCALLY LESS THAN HALF A MILE IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS...ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO
  STRONG CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS MAY
  CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

21 - PARK
3 follow-up statements
537 
WWUS74 KEPZ 030305
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
905 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST SUNDAY...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS NEW MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL
INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER MOST OF THE AREA SUNDAY
EVENING...BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER EASTERN SLOPES
INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

NMZ022>025-030>032-TXZ055-056-031200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.110403T1700Z-110404T0300Z/
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
905 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 
  MPH. HIGHER PEAKS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE GUSTS TO 70 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  ALL AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING 
  THRESHOLDS BY SUNDAY EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY 
  OVER EASTERN SLOPES INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* VISIBILITY...ONE TO THREE MILES SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH BLOWING 
  DUST. LOCALLY LESS THAN HALF A MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS... 
  ESPECIALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-10. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS SUNDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO 
  STRONG CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS 
  MAY CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER 
  LINES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

FAUSETT
637 
WWUS74 KEPZ 031157
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
557 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS AHEAD
OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY LATE THIS MORNING
INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DIMINISH OVER MOST OF THE AREA THIS EVENING BEHIND THE SURFACE
FRONT...BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER EASTERN SLOPES INTO
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

NMZ024-030>032-TXZ055-056-032200-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0001.110403T1800Z-110404T0100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.110403T1700Z-110404T0300Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...LORDSBURG...DEMING...
LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
557 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 
  MPH. HIGHER PEAKS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE GUSTS TO 70 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE ALL
  AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS BY
  EARLY THIS EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER
  EASTERN SLOPES INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...ONE TO THREE MILES SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH BLOWING
  DUST. LOCAL VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ONE-HALF MILE IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS...SUCH AS THE I-10 CORRIDOR AND OTHER ROADWAYS SOUTH OF A
  LINE FROM LORDSBURG TO LAS CRUCES TO ALAMOGORDO.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
  STRONG CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS MAY
  CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ022-023-025-032200-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.110403T1700Z-110404T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
557 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 
  MPH. HIGHER PEAKS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE GUSTS TO 70 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE ALL
  AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS BY
  EARLY THIS EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER EASTERN
  SLOPES INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 MILES THIS
  AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO STRONG
  CROSS WINDS AND AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS MAY
  CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE AND CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

HEFNER
140 
WWUS74 KEPZ 032151
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
351 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WINDS AND BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS NEW MEXICO THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. WINDS AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BY
LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AREAS OF BLOWING
DUST. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER MOST OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING BEHIND THE SURFACE FRONT...BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND
GUSTY OVER EASTERN SLOPES INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

NMZ024-030>032-TXZ055-056-040300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110404T0300Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110404T0100Z/
TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-SOUTHWEST DESERT/BOOTHEEL-
SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-SOUTHERN DESERT-EL PASO-HUDSPETH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...LORDSBURG...DEMING...
LAS CRUCES...EL PASO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY
351 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 
  MPH. HIGHER PEAKS AND MOUNTAIN PASSES COULD HAVE GUSTS TO 70 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS BY EARLY THIS EVENING BUT
  WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER EASTERN SLOPES INTO EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...ONE TO THREE MILES WITH BLOWING DUST. LOCAL
  VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ONE-HALF MILE IN DUST PRONE
  AREAS...SUCH AS THE I-10 CORRIDOR AND OTHER ROADWAYS SOUTH OF A
  LINE FROM LORDSBURG TO LAS CRUCES TO ALAMOGORDO.

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS
  AND AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY
  DAMAGE AND CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT
VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION.

&&

$$

NMZ022-023-025-040300-
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110404T0300Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES REGION-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...
MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
351 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING. 

* TIMING...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON.
  THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW WARNING THRESHOLDS BY EARLY THIS
  EVENING BUT WILL REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY OVER EASTERN SLOPES
  INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* VISIBILITY...OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 MILES THIS 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS STRONG CROSS WINDS AND
  AREAS OF LOWER VISIBILITY. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE PROPERTY
  DAMAGE AND CAN BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 8:53 PM MDTRed Flag WarningEPZCatron, Doña Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Lincoln, Luna and 2 more49 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2011High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011

Sources

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