Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 2, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2012, 5:26 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 7:00 PM MST. It was in force for 17 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
- Jan 21, 2012, 5:26 AM MST (12:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 7:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 12:05 PM MST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
029 WWUS74 KEPZ 211226 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 526 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND PART OF TOMORROW. AS IT DOES...THE TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY STRONG WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH MAY OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY TOMORROW. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. NMZ025-212300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.120122T0200Z-120122T2000Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 526 AM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM MST SUNDAY. * EVENT: WEST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGE LINES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND MID DAY TOMORROW. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS CAN OCCUR ALONG ROAD WAYS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY NOT BE AS PREVALENT AREA WIDE BUT PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST FROM RECENTLY DISTURBED SOIL MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. 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. && $$ LUNDEEN
4 follow-up statements
656 WWUS74 KEPZ 212241 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 341 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE STATE TONIGHT AND PART OF SUNDAY. AS IT DOES...THE TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY STRONG WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH MAY OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH MID DAY SUNDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ025-221415- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.120122T0200Z-120122T2000Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 341 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM MST SUNDAY... * EVENT: WEST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGE LINES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS EVENING AND WILL PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND MID DAY SUNDAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS CAN OCCUR ALONG ROAD WAYS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY NOT BE AS PREVALENT AREA WIDE BUT PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST FROM RECENTLY DISTURBED SOIL MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
492 WWUS74 KEPZ 221147 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 447 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS OF OTERO AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES FOR TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING. AS IT DOES...THE TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY STRONG WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH MAY OCCUR THROUGH MID DAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY AND HUDSPETH COUNTY THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. NMZ025-222200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 447 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT: WEST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGE LINES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING THROUGH MID DAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS CAN OCCUR ALONG ROAD WAYS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY NOT BE AS PREVALENT AREA WIDE BUT PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST FROM RECENTLY DISTURBED SOIL AND DUST PRONE AREA MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. 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. && $$ NMZ024-TXZ056-222200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.120122T1147Z-120122T2200Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 447 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT: WEST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EASTERN SLOPES OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING THROUGH MID DAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS CAN OCCUR ALONG ROAD WAYS. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR IN DUST PRONE AREAS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME CASES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ LUNDEEN
351 WWUS74 KEPZ 221158 AAA NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 458 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE LOWLANDS OF OTERO AND HUDSPETH COUNTIES FOR TODAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING. AS IT DOES...THE TIGHTENING OF THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE VERY STRONG WINDS FOR THE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH MAY OCCUR THROUGH MID DAY. STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OTERO COUNTY AND HUDSPETH COUNTY THIS MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. NMZ025-222200- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 458 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EASTERN SLOPES AND EXPOSED RIDGE LINES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING THROUGH MID DAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS CAN OCCUR ALONG ROAD WAYS. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST MAY NOT BE AS PREVALENT AREA WIDE BUT PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST FROM RECENTLY DISTURBED SOIL AND DUST PRONE AREA MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS. 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. && $$ NMZ024-TXZ056-222200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 458 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EASTERN SLOPES OF LOCAL MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING THROUGH MID DAY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL EXIST FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY WHERE CROSS WINDS CAN OCCUR ALONG ROAD WAYS. * VISIBILITY: AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY OCCUR IN DUST PRONE AREAS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SOME CASES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
951 WWUS74 KEPZ 221905 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1205 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 NMZ025-222015- /O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON 1205 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ NMZ024-TXZ056-222015- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ TULAROSA BASIN/SOUTHERN DESERT-HUDSPETH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALAMOGORDO...SIERRA BLANCA...DELL CITY 1205 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE AREA...THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$ 26
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:43 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 12 hr |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.