Alert archive / New Mexico / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this blizzard warning at Dec 13, 2012, 4:38 PM MST for Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 14, 2012, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 11 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2012, 4:38 PM MST (23:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2012, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2012, 3:59 PM MST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
County Otero County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 11:27 AM MST | SNOW 1.5 | Cloudcroft, NM | WINDY WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. ROADS SNOW PACKED AND ICY. SNOW ACCUM 1 TO 1.5 IN. VSBY 0.25-0.5 MI. |
| Dec 14, 12:40 PM MST | SNOW 3 | Cloudcroft, NM | VISIBILITY CONSISTENTLY LESS THAN 0.25 MILE AND AS LOW AS 200 YARDS. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO A FOOT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 122 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2729 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
398 WWUS44 KEPZ 132338 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 438 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE GILA REGION REGION TONIGHT AND TOMORROW AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .A PACIFIC WINTER STORM JUST OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO TO ARIZONA TONIGHT AND INTO NEW MEXICO ON FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN PRODUCING RAIN SHOWERS WEST OF DEMING LATE TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD EAST FRIDAY MORNING. FOR THE GILA REGION SNOW WILL BEGIN AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DROP TO ABOUT 7000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THESE ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE END OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD OCCUR...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...BUT THIS SNOW LIKELY WOULD NOT STICK TO THE SURFACE. BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN THE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOR 7500 FEET AND ABOVE. WE MAY SEE BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOWER DOWN ON THE MOUNTAIN. SNOW FALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET 1 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 BY FRIDAY EVENING. NMZ415-140745- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.BZ.W.0001.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 438 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7500 FEET. ROAD SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVELING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NMZ402-140745- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.121214T0600Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 438 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 7000 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL START AROUND 9000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND LOWER TO 7000 FEET FRIDAY MORNING. SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD ALSO FALL FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-416-140745- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 438 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS. A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * IMPACT: SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROADS AND PASSES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
306 WWUS44 KEPZ 140636 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1136 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...PACIFIC WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE GILA REGION REGION TONIGHT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... .A PACIFIC WINTER STORM JUST OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO TO ARIZONA THIS MORNING AND INTO NEW MEXICO LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN PRODUCING RAIN SHOWERS WEST OF DEMING LATER TONIGHT AND THEN SPREAD EAST LATER THIS MORNING. FOR THE GILA REGION SNOW WILL BEGIN AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT AND THEN DROP TO ABOUT 7000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THESE ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE END OF THIS AFTERNOON. FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD OCCUR...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE...BUT THIS SNOW LIKELY WOULD NOT STICK TO THE SURFACE. BY THIS AFTERNOON STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN THE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOR 7500 FEET AND ABOVE. WE MAY SEE BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOWER DOWN ON THE MOUNTAIN. SNOW FALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET 1 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 BY THIS EVENING. NMZ415-141500- /O.CON.KEPZ.BZ.W.0001.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 1136 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7500 FEET. ROAD SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVELING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NMZ402-141500- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 1136 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LATE TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 7000 FEET BY LATER THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL START AROUND 9000 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER TO 7000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD ALSO FALL FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-416-141500- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.121214T1200Z-121215T0000Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 1136 PM MST THU DEC 13 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... * EVENT: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS. A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * IMPACT: SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROADS AND PASSES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
437 WWUS44 KEPZ 141356 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 656 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...A WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE GILA REGION REGION THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... .A PACIFIC WINTER STORM IN SOUTHWEST ARIZONA WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO LATER THIS MORNING. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THIS MORNING WITH RAIN SHOWERS SPREADING EAST ACROSS THE AREA. FOR THE GILA REGION SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO ABOUT 7000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE AT THESE ELEVATIONS... WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES BY THE END OF THIS AFTERNOON. FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD OCCUR...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE... BUT THIS SNOW LIKELY WOULD NOT STICK TO THE SURFACE. BY THIS AFTERNOON STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW IN THE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE FOR 7500 FEET AND ABOVE. WE MAY SEE BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS LOWER DOWN ON THE MOUNTAIN. SNOW FALL TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES ABOVE 7500 FEET 1 TO 4 INCHES BELOW 7500 BY THIS EVENING. NMZ415-150200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 656 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE ABOVE 7500 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING * IMPACT: BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7500 FEET. ROAD SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED WITH VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVELING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THE STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NMZ402-150000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 656 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT: HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS LOWERING TO 7000 FEET BY LATER THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE HIGHER ROADS AND PASSES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 25 TO 35 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: WILL START AROUND 9000 FEET TONIGHT AND LOWER TO 7000 FEET LATER THIS MORNING. SOME MIXED RAIN AND SNOW COULD ALSO FALL FROM 6000 FEET TO 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-416-150200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 656 AM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BELOW 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP AT HIGH ELEVATIONS BY THIS MORNING WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE IN ISOLATED AREAS. A RAIN SNOW MIX IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 6000 FEET. * IMPACT: SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ROADS AND PASSES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS * WINDS: INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING LATER IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ LUNDEEN
342 WWUS44 KEPZ 142259 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 359 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...A WINTER STORM WILL GENERATE HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET IN THE GILA REGION REGION THROUGH THE END OF THIS AFTERNOON..ALONG WITH SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY EVENING... .A PACIFIC WINTER STORM OVER NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE CENTRAL PLAINS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW MAY LAST A COUPLE MORE HOURS BUT THEN RAPIDLY END. HEAVY SNOW FELL THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON AND BY ENDING TIME EARLY THIS EVENING A TOTAL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. NMZ415-150100- /O.CAN.KEPZ.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ /O.EXA.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 359 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT: TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * IMPACT: SNOW AND A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING. ROAD SURFACES COULD BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLICK. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLY BRIEF BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...DIMINISHING LATER IN THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ402-150000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-121215T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 359 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT: HEAVY SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FT. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE BETWEEN 6000 TO 7000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ENDING SHORTLY. * IMPACT: HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE SNOW PACKED AND SLICK ROADS AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...MAINLY NEAR EMORY PASS AND ALONG HIGHWAY 15 NORTH OF SILVER CITY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL WILL BE AROUND 6500 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL MIXED RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO 5500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-416-150100- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-121215T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 359 PM MST FRI DEC 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT: TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW LIKELY. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE FOR A FEW MORE HOURS BEFORE ENDING THIS EVENING. * IMPACT: SNOW PACKED AND SLICK ROADS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. ALSO GUSTY WINDS COULD CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME POOR DRIVING CONDITIONS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 8:08 AM MST | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | 33 hr | |
| Dec 13, 8:08 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 33 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every blizzard warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.