Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2014
High Wind Warning 2, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 15, 2014, 11:42 AM MDT for 4 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 15, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Mar 15, 2014, 11:42 AM MDT (17:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2014, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2014, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Grant County, NM, Hidalgo County, NM, Luna County, NM, Sierra County, NM
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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
- 1841 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
104 WWUS74 KEPZ 151742 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1142 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...VERY WINDY ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .A DEEP UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS CAUSING WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS FROM 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 TO 65 MPH. THE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE AND CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. NMZ401>408-160500- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.140315T2000Z-140316T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0002.140315T1800Z-140316T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0007.140316T0300Z-140316T0800Z/ 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- 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 1142 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM MDT SUNDAY. * EVENT: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 40 MPH AND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER 9 PM. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND ATTAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. SOME BUILDING OR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER 3 MILES OVER A FEW 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. 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. && $$ NMZ409>417-TXZ418>424-160500- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.140315T2000Z-140316T0800Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY- SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-OTERO MESA- WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY-EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS...LAS CRUCES... VADO...SUNLAND PARK...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA... WHITE SANDS MONUMENT...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...MESCALERO... MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON...CROW FLATS...DOWNTOWN... WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 1142 AM MDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM MDT SUNDAY. * EVENT: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL HAVE SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND ATTAIN MAXIMUM STRENGTH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * IMPACT: DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. UNSECURE SMALL OBJECTS MAY ALSO BE BLOWN AROUND. * VISIBILITY: BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO UNDER 3 MILES OVER A FEW AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ ROGASH
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 11:42 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna, Sierra | 14 hr |
| Mar 15, 11:42 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 15 hr |
| Mar 15, 3:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | EPZ | Otero | 23 min |
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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.