Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 3, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 22, 2017, 7:41 PM MST for El Paso County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 23, 2017, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2017, 7:41 PM MST (02:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2017, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2017, 3:05 AM MST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS El Paso, TX
County El Paso County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 3450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
947 WWUS74 KEPZ 230241 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 741 PM MST Wed Feb 22 2017 ...Windy conditions across Far West Texas and Southern New Mexico tomorrow afternoon and evening... .Approaching upper level system with associated cold front will move across the region tomorrow with strong winds developing for all areas east of central Grant county starting Thursday afternoon into early Friday morning. The strongest winds will being early afternoon and last until shortly after sunset. Gusty winds along east slopes of mountains will continue past midnight into early Friday morning. Blowing dust could cause hazardous driving conditions. NMZ413-TXZ419-231300- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WI.Y.0005.170223T1800Z-170224T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.170223T1800Z-170224T1300Z/ Southern Tularosa Basin-Eastern/Central El Paso County- Including the cities of Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro, and Fort Bliss 741 PM MST Wed Feb 22 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 11 AM Thursday to 6 AM MST Friday. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect. * TIMING...winds will increase around 11 AM Thursday with strong winds continuing through 6 AM Friday. * WINDS...winds will have sustained speeds of 35 to 40 with gusts up to 60 mph...especially along the eastern facing slopes. * IMPACTS...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. Strong cross winds could making vehicle handling difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ NMZ402-407>412-414>417-TXZ418-420>424-231300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0005.170223T1800Z-170224T0300Z/ Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills- Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County- Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Central Tularosa Basin- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Western El Paso County- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin- Southern Hudspeth Highlands- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- Including the cities of Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard, Deming, Columbus, Hillsboro, Winston, Truth Or Consequences, Derry, Spaceport, Garfield, Hatch, Radium Springs, Las Cruces, Vado, Sunland Park, Alamogordo, Tularosa, White Sands Monument, Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs 741 PM MST Wed Feb 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM MST THURSDAY... * TIMING...winds will increase around 11 AM Thursday with strong winds continuing through 8 PM Thursday. * WINDS...winds will have sustained speeds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph...especially along the eastern facing slopes. * IMPACTS...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Hefner
4 follow-up statements
491 WWUS74 KEPZ 231252 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 552 AM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...Windy conditions across Far West Texas and Southern New Mexico this afternoon and evening... .An approaching upper level system with an associated cold front will move across the region today with strong winds developing for all areas east of central Grant county starting early this afternoon into early Friday morning. The strongest winds will being be during late afternoon and last until shortly after sunset. Gusty winds along east slopes of mountains will continue past midnight into early Friday morning. Blowing dust could cause hazardous driving conditions. NMZ413-TXZ419-240300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.170223T1800Z-170224T1300Z/ Southern Tularosa Basin-Eastern/Central El Paso County- Including the cities of Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro, and Fort Bliss 552 AM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...winds will increase around 11 AM today with strong winds continuing through 6 AM Friday. * WINDS...winds will have sustained speeds of 35 to 40 with gusts up to 60 mph...especially along the eastern facing slopes. * IMPACTS...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. Strong cross winds could making vehicle handling difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ NMZ402-407>412-414>417-TXZ418-420>424-240300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0005.170223T1800Z-170224T0300Z/ Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills- Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County- Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Central Tularosa Basin- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Western El Paso County- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin- Southern Hudspeth Highlands- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- Including the cities of Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard, Deming, Columbus, Hillsboro, Winston, Truth Or Consequences, Derry, Spaceport, Garfield, Hatch, Radium Springs, Las Cruces, Vado, Sunland Park, Alamogordo, Tularosa, White Sands Monument, Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs 552 AM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...winds will increase around 11 AM this morning with strong winds continuing through 8 PM tonight. * WINDS...winds will have sustained speeds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph...especially along the eastern facing slopes. * IMPACTS...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
671 WWUS74 KEPZ 232051 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 151 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...Windy conditions across Far West Texas and Southern New Mexico this afternoon and evening... .An upper level system with an associated cold front will continue moving across the region today with strong winds occurring. The strongest winds will being be during the afternoon hours and last until shortly after sunset. Gusty winds along east slopes of mountains will continue past midnight into early Friday morning. Blowing dust could cause hazardous driving conditions. TXZ419-240500- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0001.170223T2051Z-170224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170224T1300Z/ Eastern/Central El Paso County- Including the cities of East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro, and Fort Bliss 151 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory, which is in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon. * TIMING...winds will continue to be strong and gusty through sunset this evening and continuing along eastern slopes through Friday morning. * WINDS...winds speeds of 35 to 40 with gusts over 50 mph...especially along the eastern facing slopes. * VISIBILITY...visibilities will drop to around 1 mile or less in pockets of dense blowing dust. * Impacts...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. Strong cross winds could making vehicle handling difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A Blowing Dust Advisory means that blowing dust will restrict visibilities. Travelers are urged to use caution. && $$ NMZ413-240500- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170224T1300Z/ Southern Tularosa Basin- Including the cities of Chaparral, Orogrande, and White Sands Range Headquarters 151 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...winds will remain strong this afternoon with winds continuing through 6 AM Friday. * WINDS...winds will have sustained speeds of 35 to 40 with gusts up to 60 mph...especially along the eastern facing slopes. * IMPACTS...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. Strong cross winds could making vehicle handling difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$ NMZ407-411-TXZ418-420-422>424-240300- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0001.170223T2051Z-170224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170224T0300Z/ Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin- Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Western El Paso County- Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains- Southern Hudspeth Highlands- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western Hudspeth Counties- Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County- Including the cities of Deming, Columbus, Las Cruces, Vado, Sunland Park, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs 151 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory, which is in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon. * TIMING...winds will remain strong through around 8 PM tonight. * WINDS...winds will have sustained speeds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph...especially along the eastern facing slopes. * VISIBILITY...visibility will occasionally drop to around 1 mile or less in pockets of dense blowing dust. * Impacts...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. A Blowing Dust Advisory means that blowing dust will restrict visibilities. Travelers are urged to use caution. && $$ NMZ404-405-240000- /O.NEW.KEPZ.DU.Y.0001.170223T2051Z-170224T0000Z/ Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel- Including the cities of Lordsburg, Red Rock, Virden, Antelope Wells, Animas, and Hachita 151 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Blowing Dust Advisory, which is in effect until 5 PM MST this afternoon. * TIMING...winds will remain strong and gusty through 8 PM tonight. * WINDS...winds will have sustained speeds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph * VISIBILITY...visibility will drop to around 1 mile or less in areas of dense blowing dust. * IMPACTS...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blowing Dust Advisory means that blowing dust will restrict visibilities. Travelers are urged to use caution. && $$ NMZ402-408>410-412-414>417-TXZ421-240300- /O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170224T0300Z/ Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-Eastern Black Range Foothills- Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County- Central Tularosa Basin- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Salt Basin- Including the cities of Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard, Hillsboro, Winston, Truth Or Consequences, Derry, Spaceport, Garfield, Hatch, Radium Springs, Alamogordo, Tularosa, White Sands Monument, Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Crow Flats, Cornudas, Dell City, and Salt Flat 151 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...winds will remain strong and gusty through 8 PM tonight. * WINDS...winds will have sustained speeds of 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * IMPACTS...blowing dust could make difficult and even dangerous driving conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
738 WWUS74 KEPZ 240242 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 742 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...Windy conditions across Far West Texas and Southern New Mexico tonight... .An upper level system with an associated cold front has moved across the region early this evening, with strong winds occurring. The strongest winds have now diminished for most areas. However along east slopes of mountains, the winds will briefly pick back up around midnight tonight and last until around sunrise Friday before diminishing. NMZ402-407>412-414>417-TXZ418-420>424-240345- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170224T0300Z/ Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range- Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern Black Range Foothills- Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana County- Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-Central Tularosa Basin- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet- Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa- Western El Paso County- 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 Silver City, Lake Roberts, Kingston, Fort Bayard, Deming, Columbus, Hillsboro, Winston, Truth Or Consequences, Derry, Spaceport, Garfield, Hatch, Radium Springs, Las Cruces, Vado, Sunland Park, Alamogordo, Tularosa, White Sands Monument, Mescalero, Timberon, Mountain Park, Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Crow Flats, Downtown El Paso, West El Paso, Upper Valley, Hueco Tanks, Loma Linda, Cornudas, Dell City, Salt Flat, Sierra Blanca, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Tornillo, and Indian Hot Springs 742 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in El Paso has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Winds will remain breezy around 10 to 20 mph the remainder of this evening, before diminishing after midnight. $$ NMZ413-TXZ419-241300- /O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170224T1300Z/ Southern Tularosa Basin-Eastern/Central El Paso County- Including the cities of Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro, and Fort Bliss 742 PM MST Thu Feb 23 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST FRIDAY... * TIMING...winds will continue to be strong and gusty through sunset this evening and continuing along eastern slopes through Friday morning. * WINDS...winds speeds of 35 to 40 with gusts around 60 mph... especially along the eastern facing slopes. * VISIBILITY...visibilities could briefly drop below 5 miles in pockets of blowing dust. * Impacts...Strong cross winds could making vehicle handling difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. A Blowing Dust Advisory means that blowing dust will restrict visibilities. Travelers are urged to use caution. && $$ Hefner
914 WWUS74 KEPZ 241005 NPWEPZ URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 305 AM MST Fri Feb 24 2017 ...Gusty Downslope Winds Not As Strong As Expected... .Downslope winds east of the Franklin and Organ Mountains have increased since Midnight, but have fallen short of High Wind Warning criteria. The High Wind Warning is being downgraded to a Wind Advisory. NMZ413-TXZ419-241300- /O.CAN.KEPZ.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170224T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0006.170224T1005Z-170224T1300Z/ Southern Tularosa Basin-Eastern/Central El Paso County- Including the cities of Chaparral, Orogrande, White Sands Range Headquarters, East and Northeast El Paso, Socorro, and Fort Bliss 305 AM MST Fri Feb 24 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in El Paso has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 6 AM MST early this morning. This downgrades the High Wind Warning previously in effect. * TIMING...Gusty winds will affect areas east of the Organ and Franklin Mountains for a few more hours early this morning. * WINDS...Winds speeds around 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * VISIBILITY...No significant visibility reductions expected. * Impacts...Strong cross winds could making vehicle handling difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of at least 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Hardiman
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 1:28 PM MST | Fire Weather Watch | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 18 hr |
| Feb 23, 1:51 PM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | EPZ | El Paso, Hudspeth | 3 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2017High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.