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Freeze Warning 4, NWS El Paso, TX

November 12, 20186 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas

NWS El Paso, TX issued this freeze warning at Nov 12, 2018, 5:12 AM MST for 6 counties in New Mexico; El Paso County, Hudspeth County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 12, 2018, 9:00 PM MST. It was in force for 13 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
Nov 12, 2018, 5:12 AM MST (12:12 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2018, 9:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 13, 2018, 10:00 AM MST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

Counties Doña Ana County, NM, Grant County, NM, Hidalgo 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), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freeze 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 freeze warning went out at Nov 11, 3:26 PM MST, 13 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 3:26 PM MST, 13 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 6:48 AM MST, 22 hours 24 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
648 AM MST Sun Nov 11 2018

NMZ401>414-TXZ418>420-422>424-121400-
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Highlands/Black Range-
Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-
Eastern Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-
Northern Dona Ana County-Southern Dona Ana County/Mesilla Valley-
Central Tularosa Basin-Southern Tularosa Basin-
West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Western El Paso County-Eastern/Central 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-
648 AM MST Sun Nov 11 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
New Mexico, southwest New Mexico, and southwest Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Breezy to windy conditions will develop this afternoon and
continue through the overnight hours. Today's winds will be
westerly in the 15 to 30 mph range. Overnight winds will turn
north with a cold front. Minor blowing dust possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Breezy to windy, and blustery, with much cooler weather behind a
cold front for Monday. Freezing temperatures expected areawide
for Monday night/Tuesday morning, and again Tuesday
night/Wednesday morning. Freezing temperatures will impact the
health and safety of people and pets, as well as effect pipes and
plants.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be required, but spotters are
encouraged to call in with reports of significant weather.

NMZ415>417-TXZ421-121400-
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-
Salt Basin-
648 AM MST Sun Nov 11 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
New Mexico and southwest Texas.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Breezy to windy conditions expected today, but associated hazards
will be limited mostly to minor travel concerns due to buffeting
winds, and very isolated dust. Tonight a strong cold front will
push in which should turn winds north and northeast and keep them
gusty. Slight chance for mountain snow after midnight over the
Sacramento mountains and surrounding lowlands. Snow amounts should
be light.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Breezy to windy, and blustery, with much cooler weather behind a
cold front for Monday. Continued slight chances for light snow or
flurries over eastern slopes of the Sacramento mountains and
surrounding lowlands to the east and south. Again, snow amounts
are expected to remain light. Freezing temperatures expected
areawide for Monday night/Tuesday morning, and again Tuesday
night/Wednesday morning. Freezing temperatures will impact the
health and safety of people and pets, as well as effect pipes and
plants.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be required, but spotters are
encouraged to call in with reports of significant weather.

Bird

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 5:12 AM MSTWind AdvisoryEPZOtero16 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in New Mexico, 2018Freeze Warnings in Texas, 2018Every freeze warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.