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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS El Paso, TX

February 16, 2012

NWS El Paso, TX issued this winter storm warning at Feb 16, 2012, 12:39 PM MST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2012, 6:00 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: Feb 16, 2012, 12:39 PM MST (19:39 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 16, 2012, 6:00 PM MST
Expired: Feb 17, 2012, 10:47 AM MST
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS El Paso, TX

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

586 
WWUS44 KEPZ 161939
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1239 PM MST THU FEB 16 2012

...A WINTER STORM SYSTEM MAY BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AND AND NORTH
CENTRAL MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE
STREAMING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM INTO NEW MEXICO AND
WESTERN TEXAS. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL GENERATE LOWLAND RAIN
SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR 7 TO 14 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FOR
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 TO 7000 FEET. UPSLOPE FLOW ALONG THE EASTERN
SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND BLACK RANGE OF THE LOWER
GILA REGION MAY RESULT IN ENHANCED SNOW AMOUNTS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. SNOW SHOWERS AND LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH FRIDAY
EVENING AND END BY MIDNIGHT.

NMZ022-025-171215-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0002.120217T0100Z-120218T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.120217T0100Z-120218T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...
TIMBERON
1239 PM MST THU FEB 16 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT MST FRIDAY NIGHT. 


* EVENT: A WINTER STORM SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE AS MUCH AS 7 TO 14
  INCHES OF SNOW FOR MOUNTAIN REGIONS OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
  ABOVE 6500 TO 7000 FEET.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TONIGHT 
  THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS ABOVE 6500 TO 7000 
  FEET. 

* IMPACT:ROADS WILL BE BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR 
  TRAVELERS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN 
  HEAVY SNOW FALL CONDITIONS. 

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS WILL BE BREEZY IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE 
  FOR TONIGHT AND PART OF TOMORROW BEFORE SWITCHING AROUND TO 
  THE WEST. 

* SNOW LEVELS:SNOW LEVELS WILL RANGE FROM 6500 TO 7000 FEET IN THE
  MOUNTAINS WITH A RAIN SNOW MIX DOWN TO 6000 FEET FOR TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 5000 FEET FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE
  ENDING BY MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

ROGASH

2 follow-up statements

121 
WWUS44 KEPZ 171207
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
507 AM MST FRI FEB 17 2012

...HEAVY SNOW TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF ARIZONA THIS MORNING 
WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD...TO OVER THE BIG BEND REGION SATURDAY MORNING.
ABNORMALLY HIGH MOISTURE OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL RESULT IN HEAVY
SNOWFALL THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE ABOVE
6500 FEET...WITH SLIGHTLY LESS SNOW EXPECTED FROM ABOUT 5800 FEET
TO 6500 FEET. AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES OVER THE BIG BEND AND POINTS
FURTHER EAST THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND END...BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE GILA...AND BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING OVER THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.

NMZ025-172015-
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120218T1200Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
507 AM MST FRI FEB 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST SATURDAY...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST
SATURDAY. 

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH 7 TO 14 INCHES OF SNOW...HIGHEST ABOVE
  7000 FEET.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH A FEW FLURRIES LINGERING TIL
  AROUND MID DAY.

* IMPACT: ROADS WILL BE BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR
  TRAVELERS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE IN
  DURING HEAVY SNOWFALL.

* WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL TURN WEST 10 TO 20 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 6000 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

NMZ022-172015-
/O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120218T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
507 AM MST FRI FEB 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST
TONIGHT...

* EVENT: HEAVY SNOW WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...HIGHEST ABOVE
  7000 FEET.

* TIMING: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THIS EVENING...WITH SOME LINGERING FLURRIES UNTIL AROUND DAYBREAK
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT: ROADS WILL BE BECOME SNOW PACKED AND HAZARDOUS FOR
  TRAVELERS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
  DURING HEAVY SNOWFALL.

* WINDS: NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WILL TURN WEST 10 TO 15 MPH
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS MOSTLY AT 6500 FEET OCCASIONALLY
  DROPPING TO 5800 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.

&&

$$

HEFNER

183 
WWUS44 KEPZ 171747
WSWEPZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1047 AM MST FRI FEB 17 2012

...WINTER STORM WARNINGS DOWNGRADED TO WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES...

.AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AFFECTING THE AREA HAS BEEN WEAKER
THAN EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS WAS FAR
BELOW EXPECTATIONS. THE UPPER LOW WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF THE
BOOTHEEL AT 1030 AM. WRAP-AROUND LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
STRETCHED FROM THE GILA REGION INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... WHILE
CONVECTIVE SHOWERS WERE DEVELOPING WHERE THE SUN HAS BROKEN
THROUGH OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. EXPECT LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS IN THE GILA REGION...
WITH MORE INTERMITTENT CONVECTIVE SHOW SHOWERS OVER THE
SACRAMENTOS LASTING THROUGH THE NIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE GILA...AND 2 TO 5
INCHES IN THE SACRAMENTOS.

NMZ022-180700-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120218T0700Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0004.120217T1747Z-120218T0700Z/
SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/LOWER GILA REGION-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SILVER CITY
1047 AM MST FRI FEB 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
...THIS REPLACES AND DOWN GRADES THE WINTER STORM WARNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM
WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL STAY AROUND 6500 FEET...WITH MIXED
  PRECIPITATION BETWEEN 5500 AND 6500 FEET.

* SNOW AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS EAST OF THE
  CONTINENTAL DIVIDE.

* IMPACT: ROADS WILL BE BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS FOR
  TRAVELERS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A MILE
  DURING SNOW AND FOG.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

NMZ025-180700-
/O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120218T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0004.120217T1747Z-120218T0700Z/
SOUTHERN SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...CLOUDCROFT...TIMBERON
1047 AM MST FRI FEB 17 2012

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT...
...THIS REPLACES AND DOWN GRADES THE WINTER STORM WARNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS
ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM
WARNING THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

* TIMING: SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL RETURN TO THE
  SACRAMENTOS THIS AFTERNOON... WITH LIGHT SNOW CONTINUING OFF AND
  ON THROUGH TONIGHT. 

* SNOW LEVELS: SNOW LEVELS WILL STAY AROUND 6500 FEET...WITH MIXED
  PRECIPITATION BETWEEN 6000 AND 6500 FEET.

* SNOW AMOUNTS: ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. STORM TOTAL
  ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES. 

* IMPACT: ROADS WILL BE BECOME SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED AND
  HAZARDOUS FOR TRAVELERS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS
  THAN A MILE DURING SNOW AND FOG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

&&

$$

HARDIMAN

The office that day

Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 16, 4:52 AM MST	Winter Storm Watch	EPZ		8 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.