Alert archive / New Mexico / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this winter storm warning at Dec 25, 2015, 4:54 AM MST for El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 25, 2015, 9:00 PM MST. It was in force for 49 hr. 27 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
- Dec 25, 2015, 4:54 AM MST (11:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2015, 9:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2015, 9:38 PM MST
- In force
- 49 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant 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), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 9:07 PM MST | SNOW 5 | Silver City, NM | SPOTTER GR066 MEASURED 5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 5 PM ON MILE MARKER 23 ON HIGHWAY 90 ABOUT HALF WAY BETWEEN SVC AND LORDSBURG. 2 SEMI TRUCKS ARE JACKNIFED AT THIS TIME |
| Dec 27, 1:45 AM MST | SNOW 5.8 | 2 E Anthony, TX | |
| Dec 27, 1:48 AM MST | SNOW 13 | Weed, NM | |
| Dec 27, 1:50 AM MST | SNOW 16 | Cloudcroft, NM | 12-18 INCHES....3FT DRIFTS...STRONG WINDS...DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES. |
| Dec 27, 2:47 AM MST | SNOW 16 | Apache Summit, NM | REPORTED BY THE MESCALERO APACHE FIRE RESCUE. |
| Dec 27, 7:27 AM MST | SNOW 6.2 | 8 E Westway, TX | |
| Dec 27, 7:53 AM MST | SNOW 19 | 1 Ese Sixteen Springs, NM | |
| Dec 27, 8:05 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 9 E Westway, TX | MEASURED OFF OF SEAN HAGGERTY AND MARCUS URIBE. |
| Dec 27, 8:44 AM MST | SNOW 7 | 11 Nw El Paso, TX | WEST EL PASO NEAR REDD ROAD AND I-10. |
| Dec 27, 8:58 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 8 Ne El Paso, TX | CIELO VISTA AREA OF EAST EL PASO |
| Dec 27, 9:05 AM MST | SNOW 4.9 | 6 Ese El Paso, TX | LOWER VALLEY NR MIDWAY AND LOOP 375 |
| Dec 27, 9:07 AM MST | SNOW 5 | 7 Nne El Paso, TX | FRED WILSON AND ALABAMA |
| Dec 27, 9:10 AM MST | SNOW 8.5 | 4 Nw El Paso, TX | RESTLER AT NARDO GOODMAN |
| Dec 27, 9:11 AM MST | SNOW 7 | Horizon City, TX | |
| Dec 27, 9:13 AM MST | SNOW 7.5 | 5 Nw El Paso, TX | REDD RD AND MONTOYA |
| Dec 27, 9:16 AM MST | SNOW 6.5 | 7 Ne El Paso, TX | LEE TREVINO AREA |
| Dec 27, 9:19 AM MST | SNOW 3.7 | Fabens, TX | |
| Dec 27, 9:19 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Ne El Paso, TX | EASTWOOD AREA |
| Dec 27, 9:22 AM MST | SNOW 3 | 1 Sse Winston, NM | |
| Dec 27, 9:25 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Ne El Paso, TX | PEBBLE HILLS AND GEORGE DIETER |
| Dec 27, 9:28 AM MST | SNOW 6 | 6 Nw El Paso, TX | REDD AND RESTLER |
| Dec 27, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 3 | Pinos Altos, NM | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 27, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Deming, NM | |
| Dec 27, 10:00 AM MST | SNOW 5 | Tyrone, NM | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 27, 4:10 PM MST | SNOW 9 | Sierra Blanca, TX | |
| Dec 27, 5:16 PM MST | SNOW 8.1 | Kelp, TX | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| Dec 27, 5:27 PM MST | SNOW 30 | Cloudcroft, NM | 24 HOUR SNOWFALL. FIRE DEPARTMENT ESTIMATED 2.5-3 FEET OF SNOW BUT A LOT OF DRIFTING MADE IT DIFFICULT TO MEASURE. |
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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 51 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
- 1976 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
328 WWUS44 KEPZ 251154 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 454 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD ARCTIC AIR TO MOVE TO THE AREA FOR TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A WINTER STORM ORGANIZING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL SLOWLY DROP SOUTH TODAY AND STRENGTHEN AS IT NEARS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. THE UPPER LOW DRIVING THE SYSTEM WILL REACH ARIZONA TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS NORTHERN MEXICO LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD SHOWERS TO FAR WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. THE SHOWERS WILL SPREAD EAST ON SATURDAY AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY BUT FALL RAPIDLY TO THE DESERT FLOOR BY SATURDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE EAST. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM MID DAY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING BRISK WINDS WITH IT WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS MONDAY MORNING...ALLOWING OUR SKIES TO CLEAR. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NMZ402-403-408-252200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0005.151226T0400Z-151228T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T0400Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON 454 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 7500 FT FRIDAY EVENING AND THEN SPREAD OVER ALL AREAS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY CLOSE MANY ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ414>416-252200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0005.151226T1200Z-151228T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T1200Z-151228T0600Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 454 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND END LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY THE LAST HALF OF SATURDAY INTO MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LIKELY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. HEAVY SNOW LOADING OF ROOFS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ409-412-252200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0005.151226T2100Z-151228T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T2100Z-151228T0600Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT 454 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY CLOSE ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-252200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0005.151227T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151227T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...CROW FLATS... DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 454 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ407-252200- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WS.A.0005.151227T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151227T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS 454 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
8 follow-up statements
107 WWUS44 KEPZ 252235 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 335 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD ARCTIC AIR TO BRING SNOW TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE BORDERLAND AS IT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TOWARD THE SOUTHWESTER U.S.THE UPPER LOW DRIVING THE SYSTEM WILL REACH ARIZONA TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS NORTHERN MEXICO LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD SHOWERS TO FAR WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. THE SHOWERS WILL SPREAD EAST ON SATURDAY AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY BUT FALL RAPIDLY TO THE DESERT FLOOR BY SATURDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING BRISK WINDS WITH IT WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS SUNDAY EVENING...ALLOWING OUR SKIES TO CLEAR. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NMZ407-260700- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151227T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0014.151226T2100Z-151228T0200Z/ SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEMING...COLUMBUS 335 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ402-403-408-260700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T0400Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON 335 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 7500 FT FRIDAY EVENING AND THEN SPREAD OVER ALL AREAS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY CLOSE MANY ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ414>416-260700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T1200Z-151228T0600Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 335 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND END LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY THE LAST HALF OF SATURDAY INTO MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LIKELY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. HEAVY SNOW LOADING OF ROOFS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ409-412-260700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T2100Z-151228T0600Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT 335 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY CLOSE ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-260700- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151227T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...CROW FLATS... DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 335 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ401-404>406-260700- /O.NEW.KEPZ.WW.Y.0014.151226T2100Z-151228T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY- LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE 335 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY. * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ BIRD
662 WWUS44 KEPZ 260527 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1027 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD ARCTIC AIR TO BRING SNOW TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS APPROACHING THE BORDERLAND AS IT DROPS SOUTH THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN TOWARD THE SOUTHWESTER U.S.THE UPPER LOW DRIVING THE SYSTEM WILL REACH ARIZONA TONIGHT AND THEN CROSS NORTHERN MEXICO LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THIS WILL SPREAD SHOWERS TO FAR WESTERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT. THE SHOWERS WILL SPREAD EAST ON SATURDAY AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BEGIN AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY BUT FALL RAPIDLY TO THE DESERT FLOOR BY SATURDAY EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MID-DAY SUNDAY. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BRING BRISK WINDS WITH IT WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS SUNDAY EVENING...ALLOWING OUR SKIES TO CLEAR. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NMZ402-403-408-262300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON 1027 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 7500 FT FRIDAY EVENING AND THEN SPREAD OVER ALL AREAS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY CLOSE MANY ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ414>416-262300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T1200Z-151228T0600Z/ 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 1027 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND END LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY THE LAST HALF OF SATURDAY INTO MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LIKELY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. HEAVY SNOW LOADING OF ROOFS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ409-412-262300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T2100Z-151228T0600Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT 1027 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY CLOSE ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-262300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151227T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...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... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 1027 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ401-404>407-262300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0014.151226T2100Z-151228T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY- LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS 1027 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ ROGASH
813 WWUS44 KEPZ 262053 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 153 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD ARCTIC AIR TO BRING SNOW TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH THE DAY. THE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH TONIGHT. THE FRONT MOVING IN FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL ALSO BRING BRISK WINDS WITH IT WHICH WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SOME BLOWING SNOW. THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS SUNDAY EVENING...ALLOWING OUR SKIES TO CLEAR. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NMZ410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-270400- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T2100Z-151228T0600Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...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... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 153 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ402-403-408-270400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON 153 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 7500 FT FRIDAY EVENING AND THEN SPREAD OVER ALL AREAS BY SATURDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY CLOSE MANY ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ414>416-270400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ 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 153 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY MORNING AND END LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW LIKELY THE LAST HALF OF SATURDAY INTO MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LIKELY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. HEAVY SNOW LOADING OF ROOFS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ409-412-270400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.151226T2100Z-151228T0600Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT 153 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY CLOSE ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ401-404>407-270400- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0014.151226T2100Z-151228T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY- LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS 153 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ HEFNER
222 WWUS44 KEPZ 270403 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 903 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM AND COLD ARCTIC AIR TO BRING SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY... .A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO INTO WESTERN TEXAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY PRODUCING MORE SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DUE TO ICY SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADS...LOW VISIBILITY AND COLD WIND CHILLS. NMZ402-403-408-271200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON 903 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST SUNDAY... * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL LIKELY CLOSE MANY ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE. WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ414>416-271200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ 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 903 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 12 TO 20 INCHES WILL PRODUCE VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND LIKELY LEAD TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. HEAVY SNOW LOADING OF ROOFS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ409-412-271200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT 903 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY CLOSE ROADS. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-271200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...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... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 903 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST SUNDAY... * MAIN IMPACT...4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY ALSO CAUSE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ401-404>407-271200- /O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-151228T0200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY- LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS 903 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...RAIN SHOWERS WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING AND LAST INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND MAY LEAD TO SOME ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY ALSO CAUSE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
751 WWUS44 KEPZ 271156 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 456 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW AND COLD ARCTIC AIR TO THE AREA THROUGH TODAY... .A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO INTO WESTERN TEXAS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY PRODUCING MORE SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DUE TO ICY SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADS...LOW VISIBILITY AND COLD WIND CHILLS. NMZ402-403-408-271800- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON 456 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE. WINDS GUSTING AROUND 30 MPH WILL ALSO CAUSE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ409-412-280000- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT 456 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-280000- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...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... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 456 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY ALSO CAUSE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ414>416-280000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 456 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 8 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. HEAVY SNOW LOADING OF ROOFS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ401-404>407-271800- /O.EXT.KEPZ.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY- LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS 456 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... * MAIN IMPACT...SNOWFALL OF 1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ROAD CLOSURES. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH MAY ALSO CAUSE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
248 WWUS44 KEPZ 271756 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1056 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW AND COLD ARCTIC AIR TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER THE BIG BEND REGION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. SOME LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DUE TO ICY SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADS...LOW VISIBILITY AND COLD WIND CHILLS. NMZ402-403-408-271900- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/ SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SILVER CITY...LAKE ROBERTS...KINGSTON... FORT BAYARD...MIMBRES...FAYWOOD...HURLEY...GRANT COUNTY AIRPORT... HILLSBORO...WINSTON 1056 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THIS AREA. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN GRANT COUNTY BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NMZ401-404>407-271900- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-151227T1800Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY- LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- SOUTHWEST DESERT/MIMBRES BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GILA HOT SPRINGS...BUCKHORN... MULE CREEK...CLIFF...LORDSBURG...REDROCK...VIRDEN...ANIMAS... HACHITA...ANTELOPE WELLS...CLOVERDALE...DEMING...COLUMBUS 1056 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THIS AREA. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL INTO EARLY AFTERNOON ACROSS LUNA COUNTY BUT LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. $$ NMZ414>416-280000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 1056 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...2 TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 18 TO 24 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AND ROAD CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. HEAVY SNOW LOADING OF ROOFS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ409-412-280000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ SIERRA COUNTY LAKES-CENTRAL TULAROSA BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES...DERRY... SPACEPORT...ALAMOGORDO...TULAROSA...WHITE SANDS MONUMENT 1056 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH STORM TOTAL OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS AROUND 30 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ410-411-413-417-TXZ418>424-280000- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ NORTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY-SOUTHERN DONA ANA COUNTY/MESILLA VALLEY- SOUTHERN TULAROSA BASIN-OTERO MESA-WESTERN EL PASO COUNTY- EASTERN/CENTRAL EL PASO COUNTY- NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN- SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN EL PASO/WESTERN HUDSPETH COUNTIES- RIO GRANDE VALLEY OF EASTERN HUDSPETH COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARFIELD...HATCH...RADIUM SPRINGS... LAS CRUCES...VADO...SUNLAND PARK...OROGRANDE... WHITE SANDS RANGE HEADQUARTERS...CHAPARRAL...CROW FLATS... DOWNTOWN...WEST EL PASO...UPPER VALLEY...FORT BLISS...SOCORRO... EAST AND NORTHEAST EL PASO...HUECO TANKS...LOMA LINDA... DELL CITY...CORNUDAS...SALT FLAT...SIERRA BLANCA...FABENS... TORNILLO...FORT HANCOCK 1056 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...1 TO 2 ADDITIONAL INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AND ROAD CLOSURES ARE POSSIBLE. * OTHER IMPACTS...WIND GUSTS TO 25 MPH MAY ALSO CAUSE COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HEFNER
459 WWUS44 KEPZ 272134 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 234 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...POWERFUL WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW AND COLD ARCTIC AIR TO THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A LARGE WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER THE BIG BEND REGION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. SOME LIGHTER SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...MOSTLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WILL EXIST DUE TO ICY SLIPPERY SNOW COVERED ROADS...LOW VISIBILITY AND COLD WIND CHILLS. NMZ409>413-417-TXZ418>424-272245- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0000Z/ 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- 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...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 234 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ NMZ414>416-280600- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESCALERO...MOUNTAIN PARK...TIMBERON... CLOUDCROFT...SUNSPOT...APACHE SUMMIT...MAYHILL...SACRAMENTO... PINON 234 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...1 TO 3 ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE...WITH STORM TOTALS OF 18 TO 24 INCHES. * MAIN IMPACT...DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS AND ROAD CLOSURES CAN BE EXPECTED. * OTHER IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO. HEAVY SNOW LOADING OF ROOFS COULD CAUSE STRUCTURES TO COLLAPSE. WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH MAY ALSO PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ HEFNER
584 WWUS44 KEPZ 280438 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 938 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED... NMZ414>416-280545- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-151228T0600Z/ 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 938 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$
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 Dec 25, 4:04 AM MST, 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 4:04 AM MST, 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
404 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG WINTER STORM ORGANIZING OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE DOWN
TO THE BORDERLAND LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. THE UPPER LOW
DRIVING THE SYSTEM DROP DOWN TO ARIZONA TONIGHT AND THEN ACROSS
NORTHERN MEXICO SATURDAY TO THE BIG BEND REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING.
SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...MAINLY WEST OF DEMING...AND THEN
SPREAD EAST SATURDAY AND BECOME WIDESPREAD. A SURFACE COLD FRONT
WILL SWEEP INTO THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND BY THE EVENING ALL
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL AS SNOW. WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR HEAVY
SNOW ARE OUT FOR MOST OF SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS
THROUGH SUNDAY. WINDS WILL ALSO PICK UP WITH THE COLD FRONT AND
SOME BLOWING SNOW IS LIKELY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE SYSTEM
EXITS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND SKIES WILL CLEAR ON
MONDAY...THOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN QUITE CHILLY.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINTER STORM STILL ON TRACK FOR THIS WEEKEND...THOUGH AS
PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED...MODELS ARE NOW EXITING THE STORM JUST A BIT
SOONER THAN A DAY OR TWO AGO. THIS MAY AFFECT SNOWFALL TOTALS SOME
BUT STILL WELL INTO WARNING CRITERIA. HAVE WENT AHEAD AND UPGRADED
ALL WINTER STORM WATCHES TO WARNINGS. SYSTEM STILL GETTING
ORGANIZED OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD TODAY. HEAVY SNOW SHOULD SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST LATE
TONIGHT AS PACIFIC FRONT FIRST COOLS THE WEST AND THEN BACK DOOR
FRONT COOLS REMAINDER OF AREA SATURDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO
6000 FT TONIGHT AND THEN TO THE SURFACE AROUND SUNSET SATURDAY.
WILL LEAVE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AS IS FOR NOW BUT LATER SHIFTS MAY
WANT TO TRIM BACK JUST A BIT. MODELS STILL SHOWING SNOW RATIOS OF
20:1 MOUNTAINS AND 10-15:1 LOWLANDS SO WILL BE CLOSE. GFS/ECMWF
BOTH VERY SIMILAR...ENDING SIGNIFICANT SNOW BY EARLY SUNDAY
EVENING. NAM ABOUT 5-6 HOURS SLOWER. WILL ALSO WANT TO MONITOR
WINDS...AS THEY BECOME QUITE BRISK BEHIND THE BACK DOOR FRONT. FOR
NOW WILL KEEP IN WINDY CATEGORY WITH HIGHER GUSTS AND PATCHY
BLOWING SNOW. DON'T BELIEVE BLIZZARD CRITERIA WILL BE MET...THOUGH
"BLIZZARD LIKE" CONDITIONS WILL PROBABLY DEVELOP. SUNDAY AND
MONDAY SHOULD SEE THE COLDEST TEMPS OF THE SEASON.
REST OF FORECAST CONTINUES TO REMAIN A BIT UNSETTLED...THOUGH NOT
NEARLY AS IMPACTFUL AS THE WEEKEND. BOTH GFS/ECMWF BRING NEXT
PACIFIC LOW ACROSS THE CWA TUESDAY. FOR NOW WILL KEEP POPS LIMITED
TO THE GILA BUT SUBSEQUENT SHIFTS MAY NEED TO SPREAD POPS TO ALL
ZONES. WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 6000 FT...MOUNTAIN ZONES COULD SEE
DECENT SNOW...BUT SHORT DURATION (5-10 HOURS) WON'T ALLOW FOR
HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS. REST OF WEEK THROUGH THURSDAY QUIET.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE SOME BUT STILL REMAIN WELL BELOW
NORMAL.
&&
.AVIATION...VALID 25/12Z-26/12Z.
VFR CONDS EXPECTED THROUGH 03Z...WITH SCT-BKN150 LAYERS 300.
DVLPG AFT 03Z...MAINLY OVER THE GILA REGION...BKN100 ISOLD -SHRA.
ABOVE 8000 FT...ISOLD -SHSN 3-5SM CIGS AOB 020. SNOW LEVEL FALLING
TO 6000 FT END OF PERIOD. SURFACE WINDS SOUTHWEST 15-20 KTS THIS
AFTERNOON. FEW GUSTS TO 40 KTS OVER HIGHER EXPOSED TERRAIN.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...
MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN FIRE ZONES LATE TONIGHT
AND THEN SPREAD RAIN AND SNOW TO ALL ZONES SATURDAY. COLD FRONT
MOVING IN FROM THE EAST WILL CHANGE PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW BY
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FROM
LAS CRUCES NORTH AND EAST. STORM EXITS THE AREA LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...ALLOWING THE SNOW TO END FROM WEST TO EAST. TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN QUITE CHILLY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MOSTLY DRY REST OF
PERIOD...THOUGH QUICK MOVING UPPER LOW WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS TO MOUNTAIN ZONES TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY
SLOWLY MODERATE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
EL PASO 67 43 53 28 / 0 0 70 90
SIERRA BLANCA 68 44 58 22 / 0 0 50 80
LAS CRUCES 64 37 46 23 / 0 0 70 80
ALAMOGORDO 62 39 52 22 / 0 0 80 90
CLOUDCROFT 40 25 31 14 / 0 10 80 100
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES 60 34 41 21 / 0 20 60 90
SILVER CITY 48 30 37 20 / 10 30 60 80
DEMING 62 36 43 24 / 0 10 60 80
LORDSBURG 60 33 40 24 / 0 30 40 70
WEST EL PASO METRO 66 44 53 28 / 0 0 70 90
DELL CITY 68 39 54 18 / 0 0 60 80
FORT HANCOCK 69 44 60 25 / 0 0 60 90
LOMA LINDA 60 40 51 23 / 0 0 60 90
FABENS 67 41 56 26 / 0 0 60 90
SANTA TERESA 65 39 52 25 / 0 0 70 80
WHITE SANDS HQ 63 42 50 25 / 0 0 70 90
JORNADA RANGE 62 35 45 20 / 0 0 70 90
HATCH 63 34 41 23 / 0 0 70 80
COLUMBUS 66 40 43 26 / 0 10 60 80
OROGRANDE 64 41 51 23 / 0 0 70 90
MAYHILL 50 33 33 13 / 0 0 80 100
MESCALERO 48 28 39 13 / 0 10 80 100
TIMBERON 47 34 39 17 / 0 10 80 90
WINSTON 44 25 31 17 / 0 40 70 90
HILLSBORO 53 28 40 18 / 0 20 60 80
SPACEPORT 61 32 43 21 / 0 10 70 90
LAKE ROBERTS 43 22 34 15 / 10 40 80 90
HURLEY 52 31 40 20 / 0 20 60 80
CLIFF 51 28 34 20 / 20 40 60 70
MULE CREEK 48 18 34 18 / 20 40 60 70
FAYWOOD 52 32 41 19 / 0 20 60 80
ANIMAS 63 32 40 24 / 0 30 30 50
HACHITA 64 34 41 23 / 0 20 40 70
ANTELOPE WELLS 65 36 43 21 / 0 30 40 70
CLOVERDALE 57 32 39 22 / 0 40 30 40
&&
.EPZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
NMZ407-410-411-413-417.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
NMZ409-412.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
NMZ414>416.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST SUNDAY
FOR NMZ402-403-408.
TX...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 PM SATURDAY TO 11 PM MST SUNDAY FOR
TXZ418>424.
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17 HEFNERHazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 4:22 AM MST, 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 422 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 NMZ414>416-261130- WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET- EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET- 422 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVES IN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. 12 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED AND LIKELY CLOSED. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW. LITTLE WEATHER AFTER SUNDAY OTHER THAN A CHANCE OF A QUICK SNOW SHOWER ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT IN WITH SNOWFALL AND ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN SAFE TO DO SO. NMZ407-409>413-417-TXZ418>424-261130- 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- 422 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM AND TX. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVES IN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING. 3 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BE HEAVILY IMPACTED AND MAY BE CLOSED. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW. LITTLE WEATHER AFTER SUNDAY OTHER THAN A CHANCE OF A QUICK SHOWER ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT IN WITH SNOWFALL AND ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN SAFE TO DO SO. NMZ402-403-408-261130- SOUTHERN GILA HIGHLANDS/BLACK RANGE- SOUTHERN GILA FOOTHILLS/MIMBRES VALLEY- EASTERN BLACK RANGE FOOTHILLS- 422 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY. SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS ABOVE 7000 FT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVES IN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT BEGINNING FRIDAY NIGHT. 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. ROADS WILL BE SEVERELY IMPACTED AND LIKELY CLOSED. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW. LITTLE WEATHER AFTER SUNDAY OTHER THAN A CHANCE OF A QUICK SHOWER ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT IN WITH SNOWFALL AND ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN SAFE TO DO SO. NMZ401-404>406-261130- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-SOUTHWEST DESERT/LOWER GILA RIVER VALLEY- LOWLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL-UPLANDS OF THE BOOTHEEL- 422 AM MST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NM. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MAJOR WINTER STORM MOVES IN FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MODERATE SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE AND AN ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. ROADS WILL BE IMPACTED AND MAY BE BRIEFLY CLOSED. DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD BE DANGEROUS DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING/DRIFTING SNOW. LITTLE WEATHER AFTER SUNDAY OTHER THAN A CHANCE OF A QUICK SHOWER ON TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT IN WITH SNOWFALL AND ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN SAFE TO DO SO. HEFNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:35 PM MST | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Grant, Hidalgo, Luna | 43 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2015Winter Storm Warnings in Texas, 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.