Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 7, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 26, 2012, 5:43 AM MDT for Grant County, Luna County, Sierra County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 26, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 26, 2012, 5:43 AM MDT (11:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 26, 2012, 1:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2012, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Grant County, NM, Luna County, NM, Sierra County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 6060 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
495 WWUS74 KEPZ 261143 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 543 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ALONG THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE INLAND THIS MORNING AND INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW MEXICO BY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF THAT SYSTEM...AND A DEVELOPING SURFACE TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO...WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH POOR VISIBILITY OF LESS THAN A MILE...ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND LORDSBURG. WINDS AND DUST WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. NMZ402-408-262200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.120426T1900Z-120427T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.120426T1900Z-120427T0300Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 543 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...DUE TO CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY ON LIGHT OBJECTS WITH LARGE SURFACE AREAS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN MANY DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND LORDSBURG. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY NEAR ZERO NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 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. && $$ NMZ404-405-407-410>413-417-TXZ418>420-262200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.120426T1900Z-120427T0300Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.120426T1900Z-120427T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...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 543 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...DUE TO CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY ON LIGHT OBJECTS WITH LARGE SURFACE AREAS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN MANY DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND LORDSBURG. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY NEAR ZERO NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. 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. && $$ NMZ401-403-406-409-414>416-262200- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.120426T1900Z-120427T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-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...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...CLOVERDALE...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 543 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * TIMING: WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE BY MID DAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...DUE TO CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY ON LIGHT OBJECTS WITH LARGE SURFACE AREAS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN MANY DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND LORDSBURG. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY NEAR ZERO NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 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. && $$ LUNDEEN
1 follow-up statement
036 WWUS74 KEPZ 261955 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 155 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING DUST THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... .AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WHILE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS AT THE SURFACE TO THE EAST. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL CAUSE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH POOR VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN A MILE...ESPECIALLY IN THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND LORDSBURG. WINDS AND DUST WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING. NMZ402-408-270300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120427T0300Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE-EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 155 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...DUE TO CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE... ESPECIALLY ON LIGHT OBJECTS WITH LARGE SURFACE AREAS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN MANY DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND LORDSBURG. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY NEAR ZERO NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ404-405-407-410>413-417-TXZ418>420-270300- /O.CON.KEPZ.DU.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120427T0200Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120427T0300Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY-LOWLANDS 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...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 155 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...DUE TO CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE... ESPECIALLY ON LIGHT OBJECTS WITH LARGE SURFACE AREAS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN MANY DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND LORDSBURG. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY NEAR ZERO NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. 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. && $$ NMZ401-403-406-409-414>416-270300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120427T0300Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-SIERRA COUNTY LAKES- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY... GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT...CLOVERDALE...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES... DERRY...SPACEPORT...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 155 PM MDT THU APR 26 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * EVENT: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. WINDS WILL BE LOCALLY STRONGER ALONG EAST SLOPES OF AREA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACT: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...DUE TO CROSS WINDS ALONG ROADS AND HIGHWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE POSSIBLE PROPERTY DAMAGE... ESPECIALLY ON LIGHT OBJECTS WITH LARGE SURFACE AREAS. * VISIBILITY: MAY BE LESS THAN A MILE IN MANY DUST PRONE AREAS SUCH AS ALONG THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR BETWEEN LAS CRUCES AND LORDSBURG. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LOCALLY NEAR ZERO NEAR DISTURBED SOIL AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ROGASH
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.