Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this winter storm warning at Jan 29, 2015, 4:38 AM MST for Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 30, 2015, 12:00 AM MST. It was in force for 42 hr. 1 report 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
- Jan 29, 2015, 4:38 AM MST (11:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2015, 12:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 31, 2015, 6:26 PM MST
- In force
- 42 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
County Otero County, NM
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 8:51 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Sunspot, NM | EMPLOYEES AT APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY REPORT 5 INCHES OF SNOW. THEY INDICATED THAT THE SUNSPOT HIGHWAY WAS SNOWPACKED AND ICY. SNOW AND FOG WERE STILL OCCURRING. |
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 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 122 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
- 2179 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 72 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
192 WWUS44 KEPZ 291138 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 438 AM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A POWERFUL AND SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS STARTING THURSDAY EVENING. 4 TO 8 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION...WHILE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES COULD SEE 8 TO 14 INCHES OR MORE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. UP TO 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN LOWER ELEVATIONS FOR THE GILA REGION...AND FOOTHILLS ALONG THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. NMZ414>416-292300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 438 AM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY 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 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 8 TO 14 INCHES OR MORE OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND ALONG EASTERN SLOPES. 3 TO 6 INCHES OVER LOWER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY EVENING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: EAST 15 TO 25 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 7000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT...FALLING AS LOW AS 5000 BEGINNING LATER FRIDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ402-292300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 438 AM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY EVENING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS:EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT...FALLING NEAR 6000 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ408-292300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 438 AM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THURSDAY EVENING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS:EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT...FALLING NEAR 6000 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENT. 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. && $$ ROGASH
9 follow-up statements
097 WWUS44 KEPZ 291910 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1210 PM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A POWERFUL AND SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS STARTING THURSDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION...WHILE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES COULD SEE 10 TO 16 INCHES OR MORE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. MOST LOCATIONS UNDER 7000 FEET IN THE GILA REGION WILL ONLY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE CLOSER TO 4 TO 8 INCHES. NMZ408-292015- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0007.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...WINSTON 1210 PM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLACKS RANGE...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. SOME LOCATIONS OF THE FOOTHILLS COULD STILL SEE UP TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING BUT AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ NMZ414>416-300400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 1210 PM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 10 TO 16 INCHES OR MORE OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET AND ALONG EASTERN SLOPES. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER LOWER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 7000 FEET TONIGHT...FALLING AS LOW AS 6000 FEET AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOWER OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES THAN WESTERN SLOPES THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENT. 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. && $$ NMZ402-300400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 1210 PM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS FEET IN EFFECT ABOVE 7000 FEET FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS EVENING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT...FALLING NEAR 6000 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 26
047 WWUS44 KEPZ 300414 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 914 PM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A POWERFUL AND SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION...WHILE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES COULD SEE 10 TO 16 INCHES OR MORE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. MOST LOCATIONS UNDER 7000 FEET IN THE GILA REGION WILL ONLY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE CLOSER TO 4 TO 8 INCHES. NMZ414>416-301400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 914 PM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 10 TO 16 INCHES OR MORE OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET AND ALONG EASTERN SLOPES. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER LOWER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 7000 FEET...FALLING AS LOW AS 6000 FEET AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOWER OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES THAN WESTERN SLOPES THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENT. 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. && $$ NMZ402-301400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.150130T0700Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 914 PM MST THU JAN 29 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY THIS MORNING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET...FALLING NEAR 6000 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ LUNDEEN
529 WWUS44 KEPZ 301349 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 649 AM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A POWERFUL AND SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION...WHILE THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT EAST SLOPES COULD SEE 10 TO 16 INCHES OR MORE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. MOST LOCATIONS UNDER 7000 FEET IN THE GILA REGION WILL ONLY SEE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. THE WESTERN SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL SEE CLOSER TO 4 TO 8 INCHES. NMZ414>416-302315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 649 AM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 10 TO 16 INCHES OR MORE OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET AND ALONG EASTERN SLOPES. 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER LOWER WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SLOPES. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 7000 FEET...FALLING AS LOW AS 6000 FEET AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOWER OVER THE EASTERN SLOPES THAN WESTERN SLOPES THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENT. 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. && $$ NMZ402-302315- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 649 AM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS BELOW 7000 FEET WILL BE IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. HEAVY SNOWS COULD COMPROMISE THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF SOME ROOFTOPS. DANGEROUSLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET...FALLING NEAR 6000 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
504 WWUS44 KEPZ 302209 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 309 PM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING MOUNTAIN SNOW TO SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A POWERFUL AND SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER SNOWFALL TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET IN THESE AREAS WILL ONLY SEE 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. NMZ414>416-311145- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 309 PM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 7000 FEET UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER LOWER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW OR FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST SATURDAY. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET...FALLING AS LOW AS 7000 FEET AT TIMES IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 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. && $$ NMZ402-311145- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 309 PM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ABOVE 7000 FEET UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET...FALLING NEAR 7000 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ 26
458 WWUS44 KEPZ 310449 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 949 PM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET IN THESE AREAS WILL ONLY SEE 1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. NMZ414>416-311400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 949 PM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW OVER ELEVATIONS ABOVE 8000 FEET. 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW OR FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL OVERNIGHT...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL INITIALLY BEGIN ABOVE 8000 FEET...FALLING AS LOW AS 7000 FEET AT TIMES DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS. 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. && $$ NMZ402-311400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 949 PM MST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH 1 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND END AS LATE AS OVERNIGHT SATURDAY. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL OVERNIGHT...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * SNOW LEVELS: MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE MAINLY ABOVE 8000 FEET...FALLING NEAR 7000 FEET AT TIMES THROUGH THE EVENT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$
843 WWUS44 KEPZ 311346 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 646 AM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET IN THESE AREAS WILL ONLY SEE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...HIGHEST ALONG THE EAST/WEST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. MOST OR ALL SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE OVER LATER TONIGHT...WITH JUST A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NMZ414-416-312300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.150131T1346Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 646 AM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... 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. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW OR FOG. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN AROUND 8000 FT...BUT A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL DOWN TO 6000 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ415-312300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 646 AM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW OR FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL OVERNIGHT...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL AROUND 8000 FEET...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO 7500 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ402-312300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 646 AM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR AREAS ABOVE 8500 FT... * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET. * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL OVERNIGHT...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL AROUND 8000 FT...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO 7000 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ HEFNER
858 WWUS44 KEPZ 311426 AAA WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 726 AM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING SNOW TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL DELIVER SNOWFALL TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH TONIGHT. 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY WILL BE AROUND AND JUST EAST OF SUNSPOT. MOST LOCATIONS BETWEEN 7000 AND 8000 FEET IN THESE AREAS WILL ONLY SEE 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL...HIGHEST ALONG THE EAST/WEST SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS. MOST OR ALL SNOW ACCUMULATION SHOULD BE OVER LATER TONIGHT...WITH JUST A FEW FLURRIES POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NMZ415-312300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 726 AM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW OR FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL OVERNIGHT...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL AROUND 8000 FEET...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO 7500 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ402-312300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 726 AM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR AREAS ABOVE 8000 FT... * TIMING: SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL OVERNIGHT...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL AROUND 8000 FT...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO 7000 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-416-312300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 726 AM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * SNOW ACCUMULATION: 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: HEAVY WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW OR FOG. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN AROUND 8000 FT...BUT A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL DOWN TO 6000 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HEFNER
633 WWUS44 KEPZ 312246 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 346 PM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM TO BRING ADDITIONAL SNOW TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .A SLOW MOVING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN THE GILA REGION AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH ABOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BEFORE THE STORM MOVES SOUTH AND AWAY FROM THE REGION. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE CONFINED TO AREAS ABOVE 8000 FEET. ONLY OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. NMZ415-010700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 346 PM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * IMPACT: ADDITIONAL WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW OR FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL AFTER SUNSET...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * WINDS: WESTERLY AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL AROUND 8000 FEET...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO 7500 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ402-010700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD 346 PM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * IMPACT: ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS... MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW AND FOG. AS SNOW LEVELS FALL OVERNIGHT...ROADS AT HIGH ELEVATIONS WILL BECOME ICY AND SNOW PACKED. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL AROUND 8000 FT...WITH A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW DOWN TO 7000 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. && $$ NMZ414-416-010700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 346 PM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE TONIGHT. A FEW FLURRIES ARE STILL POSSIBLE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACT: WET SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AFTER SUNSET. REDUCED VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW OR FOG. * WINDS: WEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. * SNOW LEVELS: MAIN SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN AROUND 8000 FT...BUT A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW WILL FALL DOWN TO 6000 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
714 WWUS44 KEPZ 010126 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 626 PM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW IS DIMINISHING... .MOISTURE AND LIFT REQUIRED FOR SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. ALSO...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH SO ANY SNOW THAT DOES OCCUR WILL BE MOSTLY ABOVE POPULATED AREAS. THEREFORE BOTH THE WINTER STORM WARNING AND ADVISORY ARE CANCELLED. SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT ABOVE 7000 FEET BUT ANY ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE BELOW WARNING AND ADVISORY CRITERIA. NMZ402-415-010230- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT 626 PM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. AS AN UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA...THE CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. $$ NMZ414-416-010230- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150201T0700Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO...PINON 626 PM MST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AS AN UPPER LOW DROPS SOUTHWARD AWAY FROM THE AREA...THE CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING SNOW IS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS El Paso, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 29, 3:44 AM MST, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 3:44 AM MST, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
344 AM MST THU JAN 29 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE COLDER AIR
FLOWS INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THIS WEATHER PATTERN
WILL BRING AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWS TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS WITH
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. TEMPERATURES WILL
ALSO BECOME COOLER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. DRIER MILDER WEATHER SHOULD
RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL STRIKE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST
TEXAS THE NEXT FEW DAYS. EARLY THIS MORNING A COLD FRONT WAS
PUSHING TO THE SOUTHWEST INTO THE CWA WITH NORTHEAST WINDS BEHIND
THE BOUNDARY PUSHING SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION. INITIAL
COLD AIR SURGE WILL BE RELATIVELY WEAK WITH TODAY'S HIGH
TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES COOLER BUT STILL NEAR NORMAL.
MEANWHILE HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER TROUGH WILL BE MOVING INTO
CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN BAJA TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH
DEVELOPMENT OF A CLOSED LOW NEAR THE CALIFORNIA/MEXICAN BORDER BY
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. APPROACH OF THE LOW WILL COINCIDE WITH A
SECONDARY PUSH OF COOLER AIR IN THE BOUNDARY LAYER TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.
EVOLVING PATTERN WILL INDUCE STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLY FLOW AT MID
LEVELS WITH 30 TO 40 KT SOUTHERLY WINDS AT 700 MB ADVECTING WARMER
MOIST AIR OVER THE COOLER BOUNDARY LAYER AIR MASS. THUS SIGNIFICANT
ISENTROPIC LIFT WILL OCCUR VIA WARM AIR ADVECTION. IN ADDITION
APPROACH WILL CAUSE GRADUALLY INCREASING DYNAMIC FORCING AS
EVIDENT ON THE DIFFERENTIAL PVA FIELDS. BY FRIDAY MORNING
PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES WILL RANGE FROM .75 TO ALMOST AN INCH
WHICH IS WELL ABOVE NORMAL. ALL OF THESE INGREDIENTS SHOULD
GENERATE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
DESPITE LOW LEVEL COOLING THE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN MOSTLY ABOVE FREEZING SO EXPECT MAINLY RAINFALL OVER THE
LOWLANDS THROUGH SATURDAY ALTHOUGH RAIN MAY BRIEFLY MIX WITH SNOW
OVER A FEW NORTHERN LOWLAND AREAS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE
UNUSUALLY HIGH FOR WINTER WITH MANY AREAS RECEIVING AROUND AN
INCH. WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT WILL ALSO INITIALLY INHIBIT
MOUNTAIN SNOWS BUT DYNAMIC COOLING AT MID LEVELS OVER LOW LEVEL
COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL SUPPORT HIGHER MOUNTAIN SNOWS BY EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. SO HAVE UPGRADED WINTER STORM WATCH TO A WARNING
FOR THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND GILA WILDERNESS WITH THE HEAVIEST
SNOWS EXPECTED ABOVE 7500 FEET.
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY UPPER LOW WILL DROP SOUTH OF THE BORDER
WITH ASSOCIATED TROUGH SLIDING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CWA.
THESE CHANGES WILL RESULT IN BOTH DIMINISHING MOISTURE INFLOW AND
LIFT WITH PRECIP THREAT ACCORDINGLY LOWERING DURING THIS TIME. BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON DEEP NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE ESTABLISHED
WHICH WILL BRING DRY WEATHER WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES LATER
PERIODS.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 29/12Z-30/12Z.
VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 22Z WITH WIDESPREAD CEILINGS ABOVE 10,000
FEET. EAST TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL ALSO GUST TO 30 MPH
OVER SOME LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG WESTERN FACING SLOPES
THROUGH THIS EVENING. AFTER 22Z INCREASING AREAS OF MVFR CEILINGS
AND VISIBILITIES WITH A FEW AREAS OF IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES
IN LOWLAND RAIN SHOWERS AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWS SHOWERS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE
SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE COLDER AIR
FLOWS INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THIS WEATHER PATTERN
WILL BRING AREAS OF HEAVY SNOWS TO THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS WITH
WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE AROUND AN INCH OVER THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH UP TO 2 INCHES ON
THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW AMOUNTS MAY ALSO BE AROUND 6 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE
7000 FEET WITH 3 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET.
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST TO AROUND 30 MPH TODAY AND
TONIGHT..ESPECIALLY ALONG WESTERN FACING SLOPES. TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO BECOME COOLER AND BELOW NORMAL THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SUNDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK DRIER WARMER AIR WILL GRADUALLY PUSH INTO
THE REGION.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 63 42 47 37 55 / 20 60 70 60 50
SIERRA BLANCA 59 40 46 35 54 / 10 40 60 70 60
LAS CRUCES 60 40 45 35 53 / 20 70 70 60 50
ALAMOGORDO 61 37 46 33 52 / 20 70 70 70 60
CLOUDCROFT 45 29 35 24 39 / 20 70 80 80 70
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 58 37 44 33 50 / 20 70 60 60 50
SILVER CITY 58 39 43 34 48 / 20 70 80 70 60
DEMING 61 41 45 34 52 / 20 70 70 60 50
LORDSBURG 63 41 47 35 53 / 20 70 70 60 50
WEST EL PASO METRO 63 45 47 39 55 / 20 60 70 60 50
DELL CITY 60 37 45 31 53 / 10 50 70 70 60
FORT HANCOCK 65 44 52 38 58 / 20 50 60 60 60
LOMA LINDA 58 39 43 34 50 / 20 60 80 70 60
FABENS 63 41 49 35 55 / 20 60 70 60 50
SANTA TERESA 62 41 47 35 55 / 20 60 70 60 50
WHITE SANDS HQ 61 41 45 35 53 / 20 70 80 60 50
JORNADA RANGE 60 36 46 31 53 / 20 70 80 60 60
HATCH 62 40 47 33 54 / 20 70 70 60 50
COLUMBUS 61 45 46 37 53 / 20 70 70 60 50
OROGRANDE 61 39 46 35 53 / 20 60 70 60 50
MAYHILL 50 30 36 28 41 / 20 70 80 80 60
MESCALERO 50 31 38 26 42 / 20 70 80 70 70
TIMBERON 51 33 40 29 45 / 20 70 80 80 60
WINSTON 53 36 40 32 44 / 30 80 70 60 60
HILLSBORO 57 41 44 34 48 / 20 70 70 60 60
SPACEPORT 61 36 46 32 52 / 20 70 70 60 50
LAKE ROBERTS 58 39 44 32 47 / 30 80 80 70 70
HURLEY 58 38 43 32 48 / 20 70 70 60 60
CLIFF 63 40 49 34 53 / 20 70 70 60 60
MULE CREEK 61 34 46 30 49 / 20 70 70 70 60
FAYWOOD 59 41 43 34 48 / 20 70 70 70 60
ANIMAS 65 41 50 35 55 / 20 70 70 60 50
HACHITA 63 41 49 34 54 / 20 70 70 60 50
ANTELOPE WELLS 64 41 54 34 54 / 20 70 70 60 50
CLOVERDALE 63 44 52 38 54 / 20 70 80 70 60
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT MST
SATURDAY NIGHT FOR NMZ402-414>416.
TX...NONE.
&&
05 ROGASHHazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 5:08 AM MST, 23 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 508 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015 NMZ414>416-291230- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- 508 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL OCCUR TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY ABOVE 7500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER SOME AREAS. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL HAVE PERIODS OF RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH MOSTLY SNOW EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. UP TO 6 INCH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NMZ402-403-408-291230- SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- 508 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING THURSDAY WITH WIDESPREAD RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE AROUND 4 TO 8 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH UP TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE LOWER ELEVATIONS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED AN INCH OVER A FEW AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. NMZ401-404>407-409>413-417-TXZ418>424-291230- UPPER GILA RIVER 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-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- 508 AM MST WED JAN 28 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER WILL OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A FEW RAIN SHOWERS DEVELOPING THURSDAY AFTERNOON WITH RAIN SHOWERS WIDESPREAD THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED AN INCH OVER SOME LOCATIONS. THE RAIN MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SNOW OVER A FEW AREAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MAINLY LESS THAN AN INCH EXCEPT FOR MOUNTAIN AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. ROGASH
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 4:38 AM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Luna, Sierra | 8 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2015Every winter storm warning in 2015
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.