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High Wind Warning 6, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 13, 2012, 3:30 PM MDT for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 14, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 16 hr. 40 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
- Apr 13, 2012, 3:30 PM MDT (21:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 14, 2012, 6:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 14, 2012, 10:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 16 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 21:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 10:41 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Ne Truth Or Consequence, NM | ELEV 4365 FT |
| Apr 14, 12:00 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 1 Se Silver City, NM | ELEV 6109 FT |
| Apr 14, 12:11 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 2 Nw Mayhill, NM | ELEV 7110 FT |
| Apr 14, 12:13 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 12 E Redrock, NM | ELEV 6965 FT |
| Apr 14, 1:36 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 15 Ene El Paso, TX | ELEV 4065 FT |
| Apr 14, 1:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 54 | 11 Ne Mescalero, NM | ELEV 7189 FT |
| Apr 14, 1:40 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 15 Ssw Hachita, NM | ELEV 4291 FT |
| Apr 14, 1:55 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Ktcs, NM | TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES ASOS HAD 50 KT GUST AT 0155 PM MDT. |
| Apr 14, 2:06 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Wsw La Luz, NM | ELEV 4678 FT |
| Apr 14, 2:09 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 1 S Sunspot, NM | ELEV 9190 FT |
| Apr 14, 2:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 10 Nw Tularosa, NM | ELEV 4237 FT |
| Apr 14, 2:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 1 Sw High Rolls, NM | ELEV 6841 FT |
| Apr 14, 2:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | Sw Sunspot, NM | ELEV 9255 FT |
| Apr 14, 2:43 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 47 | 9 Ese El Paso, TX | ELEV 3917 FT |
| Apr 14, 2:46 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 34 Nw Northrup Landing, NM | ELEV 5124 FT |
| Apr 14, 3:04 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 8 Wsw Columbus, NM | ELEV 4311 FT |
| Apr 14, 3:05 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 9 W Tularosa, NM | ELEV 4050 FT |
| Apr 14, 3:42 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 6 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 4031 FT |
| Apr 14, 3:54 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 10 Nw El Paso, TX | ELEV 3955 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:03 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 2 N El Paso, TX | ELEV 4808 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:04 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 45 | 4 Nw Orogrande, NM | ELEV 4183 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:04 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 27 Nw Northrup Landing, NM | ELEV 8933 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:13 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 11 Ne El Paso, TX | ELEV 4055 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:18 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 53 | 8 Nw El Paso, TX | ELEV 3993 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:21 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 49 | 10 Nw El Paso, TX | ELEV 3955 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:28 PM MDT | SNOW 2 | 2 Wsw White Signal, NM | |
| Apr 14, 4:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 48 | 4 Nw Orogrande, NM | ELEV 4183 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | 34 Nw Northrup Landing, NM | ELEV 5124 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | 1 Sw High Rolls, NM | ELEV 6841 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:35 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 79 | 2 N El Paso, TX | ELEV 4808 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:41 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 51 | E Mescalero, NM | ELEV 6227 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:45 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | Sw Sunspot, NM | ELEV 9255 FT |
| Apr 14, 4:48 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 15 Ene El Paso, TX | ELEV 4065 FT |
| Apr 14, 5:03 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 8 Wsw Columbus, NM | ELEV 4311 FT |
| Apr 14, 5:30 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Kdmn, NM | DEMING ASOS REPORTS 51 KT GUST AT 0550 PM MDT. |
| Apr 14, 6:07 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 46 | 4 Nnw El Paso, TX | ELEV 4700 FT |
| Apr 14, 7:15 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 55 | 10 Ne El Paso, TX | ELEV 3940 FT |
| Apr 14, 7:36 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | 6 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 4031 FT |
| Apr 14, 7:53 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 57 | 13 Nne El Paso, TX | ELEV 3997 FT |
| Apr 14, 7:54 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Kelp, TX | EL PASO INTNL AIRPORT 50 KT GUST AT 0445 PM MDT. |
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, 9.5 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
- 2486 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
311 WWUS74 KEPZ 132130 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 330 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A LARGE AND VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY SWING THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS AS IT APPROACHES TONIGHT AND SATURDAY INDUCING STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL START TONIGHT. EAST SLOPE LOCATIONS WILL SEE GUSTY CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY WINDS WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN AS THE SYSTEM NEARS AND A PACIFIC COLD FRONT BEGINS TO PUSH THROUGH FROM THE WEST. SOME LOCATIONS WILL SEE ISOLATED SHOWERS WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA AND THE SACRAMENTOS. THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AND EARLY MONDAY. NMZ408-416-TXZ419-141200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.120414T1600Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.120414T1200Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.120414T0000Z-120414T1200Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MAYHILL... SACRAMENTO...PINON...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 330 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MDT SATURDAY. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND WE WILL SEE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THEN LATER SATURDAY MORNING VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: FRIDAY EVENING STARTING AFTER 6 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. 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 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. && $$ NMZ401>407-409>415-417-TXZ418-420>424-141200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0013.120414T1600Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.120414T1200Z-120415T0400Z/ 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- 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-OTERO MESA- WESTERN 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... 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... CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY... HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT... SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 330 PM MDT FRI APR 13 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING. WE CAN EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING AFTER 6 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ BRICE
2 follow-up statements
689 WWUS74 KEPZ 141200 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 600 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY... .A LARGE AND VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY SWING THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TODAY. THE SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS AS IT APPROACHES THIS MORNING INDUCING STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. THIS MORNING WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE SYSTEM NEARS. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL HELP CREATE AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLOWING DUST AND WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WHICH WILL ALLOW THE BLOWING DUST TO SETTLE BACK TO THE GROUND. TXZ419-142000- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120414T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0003.120414T1800Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120415T0400Z/ EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO 600 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND WE WILL SEE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THEN LATER SATURDAY MORNING VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: FRIDAY EVENING STARTING AFTER 6 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. && $$ NMZ408-416-142000- /O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120414T1200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120415T0400Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON...MAYHILL... SACRAMENTO...PINON 600 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND WE WILL SEE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THEN LATER SATURDAY MORNING VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: FRIDAY EVENING STARTING AFTER 6 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ407-410>414-417-TXZ418-420>424-142000- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0003.120414T1800Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120415T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN 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...DEMING...COLUMBUS...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO... TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO... UPPER VALLEY...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA...DELL CITY...CORNUDAS... SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS...TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 600 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 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 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING. WE CAN EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING AFTER 6 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. && $$ NMZ401>406-409-415-142000- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120415T0400Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 600 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING. WE CAN EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING AFTER 6 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
405 WWUS74 KEPZ 141205 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 605 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SPRING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS TODAY... .A LARGE AND VIGOROUS PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY SWING THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TODAY. THE SYSTEM WILL TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS AS IT APPROACHES THIS MORNING INDUCING STRONG WINDS WHICH WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD BLOWING DUST. THIS MORNING WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AS THE SYSTEM NEARS. THESE STRONGER WINDS WILL HELP CREATE AREAS OF DENSE BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLOWING DUST AND WIND WILL MAKE DRIVING CONDITIONS VERY HAZARDOUS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WHICH WILL ALLOW THE BLOWING DUST TO SETTLE BACK TO THE GROUND. NMZ407-410>414-417-TXZ418>424-150400- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120415T0400Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0003.120414T1800Z-120415T0400Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST 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...DEMING...COLUMBUS...GARFIELD...HATCH... RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO... TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...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 605 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND WE WILL SEE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH. THEN LATER SATURDAY MORNING VERY STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: FRIDAY EVENING STARTING AFTER 6 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO LESS THAN A MILE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. 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. && $$ NMZ401>406-408-409-415-416-150400- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120415T0400Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS...HACHITA... ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...HILLSBORO...WINSTON... TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY...SPACEPORT...CLOUDCROFT... SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 605 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING. WE CAN EXPECT WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60+ MPH. * TIMING: SATURDAY MORNING AFTER 6 AM AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE SATURDAY NIGHT UNTIL 10 PM. * IMPACT: WINDS MAY PRODUCE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LOCAL PROPERTY DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY: ISOLATED AREAS OF SOMEWHAT REDUCED VISIBILITY IN DUST PRONE AREAS DUE TO BLOWING DUST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2:19 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | EPZ | Doña Ana, Lincoln, Otero, Sierra | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.