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High Wind Warning 5, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 17, 2012, 1:32 PM MDT for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 18, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 41 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
- Mar 17, 2012, 1:32 PM MDT (19:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 18, 2012, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 18, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Otero County, NM, Sierra County, NM, El Paso County, TX, Hudspeth County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 10:35 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | Lordsburg, NM | |
| Mar 18, 11:12 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 2 Nne Silver City, NM | ELEV 6081 FT |
| Mar 18, 11:21 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | E Holloman Afb, NM | ELEV 4097 FT |
| Mar 18, 11:40 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 19 Nne Alamo Hueco, NM | |
| Mar 18, 11:40 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Ese Big Hatchet Refug, NM | |
| Mar 18, 11:41 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 1 Ene Mescalero, NM | |
| Mar 18, 11:48 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 10 Wsw Columbus, NM | |
| Mar 18, 11:50 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 6 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 4031 FT |
| Mar 18, 11:53 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Kdmn, NM | |
| Mar 18, 11:55 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Ne Truth Or Consequence, NM | ELEV 4365 FT |
| Mar 18, 11:59 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | 12 E Redrock, NM | |
| Mar 18, 12:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 1 S Sunspot, NM | |
| Mar 18, 1:12 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 8 Nw El Paso, TX | ELEV 3993 FT |
| Mar 18, 1:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Ksvc, NM | |
| Mar 18, 1:45 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 25 Nnw Northrup Landing, NM | |
| Mar 18, 2:10 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 Ne El Paso, TX | |
| Mar 18, 2:37 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | El Paso, TX | WIND GUST REPORT FROM LOCAL TV MEDIA WEATHER SITE |
| Mar 18, 2:37 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | El Paso, TX | WIND GUST REPORT FROM LOCAL TV MEDIA WEATHER SITE IN NORTHEAST EL PASO |
| Mar 18, 2:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 6 Nw El Paso, TX | ELEV 4078 FT |
| Mar 18, 2:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Sw El Paso, TX | ELEV 3518 FT |
| Mar 18, 2:44 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 8 Ese El Paso, TX | ELEV 3855 FT |
| Mar 18, 2:47 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 6 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 4031 FT |
| Mar 18, 3:04 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Kelp, TX | |
| Mar 18, 3:25 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Ktcs, NM | |
| Mar 18, 3:27 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 2 Se Horizon City, TX | ELEV 4025 FT |
| Mar 18, 3:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 9 Ese El Paso, TX | ELEV 3779 FT |
| Mar 18, 3:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | Kalm, NM | |
| Mar 18, 3:37 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 15 Sse Timberon, NM | |
| Mar 18, 3:38 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 42 | 1 Ese Anthony, TX | |
| Mar 18, 3:48 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 41 | 13 E El Paso, TX | ELEV 3950 FT |
| Mar 18, 3:52 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 72 | 4 Ne El Paso, TX | |
| Mar 18, 3:56 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 74 | 4 Ne El Paso, TX | |
| Mar 18, 4:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | E Holloman Afb, NM | ELEV 4097 FT |
| Mar 18, 4:07 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | Khmn, NM | |
| Mar 18, 4:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 13 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 3997 FT |
| Mar 18, 4:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 11 Ne Mescalero, NM | ELEV 7189 FT |
| Mar 18, 5:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 40 | 1 S Sunspot, NM | |
| Mar 18, 5:16 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 13 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 3997 FT |
| Mar 18, 5:57 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 6 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 4031 FT |
| Mar 18, 6:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 5 Wnw Orogrande, NM | |
| Mar 18, 7:01 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 43 | 2 Nne Mayhill, NM |
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, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 54 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
- 4338 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
3 follow-up statements
788 WWUS74 KEPZ 180310 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 910 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS SUNDAY... .A LARGE PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE WEST AND BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL COMPLIMENT THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND SUPPORT INCREASING SURFACE WINDS WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SATURDAY WAS WINDY ACROSS THE REGION AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM...BUT SUNDAY WILL BE MUCH MUCH WINDIER FOR ALL AREAS. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG BY MID-MORNING WITH POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS SUNDAY. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST SUNDAY WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN SEVERAL AREAS. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED TO CRITICAL. SOME DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND LIGHT STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WILL QUICKLY BECOME WINDY AGAIN ON MONDAY. NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-181400- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS...HILLSBORO... WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...GARFIELD... HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK... ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 910 PM MDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY... * EVENT: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH EXPECTED. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND EAST SLOPES ADJACENT TO NORTH/SOUTH RIDGES. * TIMING: WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN THE EVENING HOURS...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS AT TIMES DUE TO CROSS WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE GREATLY ELEVATED. DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND LIGHT STRUCTURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. * VISIBILITY: LARGE AREAS OF CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS BELOW 2 MILES IS LIKELY. NUMEROUS AREAS WITH VISIBILITY BELOW HALF A MILE IS ALSO LIKELY IN DUST PRONE 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. IF DRIVING INTO DUST SLOW DOWN...TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS...AND NEVER STOP IN THE TRAVEL LANES. && $$ BIRD
763 WWUS74 KEPZ 181233 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 633 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...POWERFUL STORM TO BRING VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN OF THE WESTERN U.S. WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. STRONG UPPER-LEVEL WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL ALSO DEVELOP AROUND THE SAME TIME. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO INCREASE ALL THROUGH THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE DESERT AREAS. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE ELEVATED TO CRITICAL. SOME DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND LIGHT STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY THIS EVENING WHILE BLOWING DUST WILL END RAPIDLY BY VERY LATE AFTERNOON. NMZ404>407-410>413-417-TXZ418>424-182200- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0002.120318T1800Z-120319T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS... LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA... FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 633 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 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 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN. BLOWING DUST ACCOMPANYING THESE WINDS...WITH OCCASIONAL VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN THE EVENING HOURS...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. BLOWING DUST WILL BEGIN AROUND NOON TIME AND END RAPIDLY BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS AT TIMES DUE TO CROSS WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE GREATLY ELEVATED. DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND LIGHT STRUCTURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. * VISIBILITY: LARGE AREAS OF CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS BELOW THREE MILES IS LIKELY WITH A FEW AREAS BELOW ONE MILE IN DUST PRONE 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. IF DRIVING INTO DUST SLOW DOWN...TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS...AND NEVER STOP IN THE TRAVEL LANES. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>403-408-409-414>416-182200- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.120318T1600Z-120319T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT... APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 633 AM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH EXPECTED. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN. * TIMING: WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN THE EVENING HOURS...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS AT TIMES DUE TO CROSS WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN LOCAL BLOWING DUST. POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE GREATLY ELEVATED. DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND LIGHT STRUCTURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. * VISIBILITY: A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ONE MILE IN AREAS WITH BARE AND/OR DISTURBED SOIL. 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. IF DRIVING INTO DUST SLOW DOWN...TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS...AND NEVER STOP IN THE TRAVEL LANES. && $$ HEFNER
204 WWUS74 KEPZ 182113 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 313 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...VERY STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A LARGE STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHEASTERN ARIZONA WILL APPROACH THE REGION AND CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG WINDS OVER ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS. STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO REMAIN STRONG FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE DESERT AREAS. WILDFIRE DANGER IS HIGH. SOME DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND LIGHT STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH GRADUALLY THIS EVENING. NMZ404>407-410>413-417-TXZ418>424-190300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120319T0000Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN-SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS... GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO... SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT... OROGRANDE...WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... FORT BLISS...SOCORRO...EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS... LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA... FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 313 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 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 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN. BLOWING DUST ACCOMPANYING THESE WINDS...WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN THE EVENING HOURS...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. BLOWING DUST WILL DIMINISH LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS AT TIMES DUE TO CROSS WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE GREATLY ELEVATED. DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND LIGHT STRUCTURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. * VISIBILITY: LARGE AREAS OF CONSIDERABLE BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED. WIDESPREAD VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS BELOW A MILE IS LIKELY. 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. IF DRIVING INTO DUST SLOW DOWN...TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS...AND NEVER STOP IN THE TRAVEL LANES. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>403-408-409-414>416-190300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT... MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT... APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 313 PM MDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ...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. * EVENT: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. STRONGER WINDS THROUGH PASSES AND ALONG EAST SLOPES OF TERRAIN. BLOWING DUST ACCOMPANYING THESE WINDS...WITH VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE POSSIBLE. * TIMING: WINDS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE BY MID-MORNING AND WILL PEAK DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH IN THE EVENING HOURS...BUT REMAIN BREEZY TO WINDY. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS AT TIMES DUE TO CROSS WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITIES IN LOCAL BLOWING DUST. POWER INTERRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. WILDFIRE DANGER WILL BE GREATLY ELEVATED. DAMAGE TO VEGETATION AND LIGHT STRUCTURES SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED. * VISIBILITY: A FEW AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND SAND IS EXPECTED WITH VISIBILITIES APPROACHING ONE MILE IN AREAS WITH BARE AND/OR DISTURBED SOIL. 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. IF DRIVING INTO DUST SLOW DOWN...TURN ON YOUR LIGHTS...AND NEVER STOP IN THE TRAVEL LANES. && $$ LUNDEEN
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 3:05 PM MDT | Winter Storm Warning | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo | 39 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:05 PM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Otero | 63 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:38 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 28 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.