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High Wind Warning 10, NWS El Paso, TX

December 27, 2021Otero County, New Mexico

NWS El Paso, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 27, 2021, 11:41 AM MST for Otero County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 27, 2021, 5:00 PM MST. It was in force for 15 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
Dec 27, 2021, 11:41 AM MST (18:41 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 27, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
Expired
Dec 28, 2021, 8:00 AM MST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS El Paso, TX

County Otero County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 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 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 122 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-12-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-12-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 221 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1782 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
73 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
221 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
255 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

868 
WWUS74 KEPZ 271841
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM
1141 AM MST Mon Dec 27 2021

NMZ415-416-280000-
/O.UPG.KEPZ.HW.A.0007.211228T0000Z-211228T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.211228T0000Z-211228T1500Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-211228T0000Z/
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, 
Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento
1141 AM MST Mon Dec 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM
MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, southwest winds 30 to 40 mph 
  with gusts up to 60 mph expected. For the Wind Advisory, 
  southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph.

* WHERE...Sacramento Mountain Peaks and East Slopes.

* WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, from 5 PM this afternoon to 8
  AM MST Tuesday. For the Wind Advisory, until 5 PM MST this
  afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
809 
WWUS74 KEPZ 280001
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM
501 PM MST Mon Dec 27 2021

NMZ415-416-281200-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.WI.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-211228T0000Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-211228T1500Z/
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, 
Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento
501 PM MST Mon Dec 27 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST TUESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 70 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Sacramento Mountain Peaks and East Slopes.

* WHEN...This evening through 8 AM MST Tuesday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers are possible which combined
  with the winds, could create blowing snow and poor visibilities
  after 8pm.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$

Hefner
901 
WWUS74 KEPZ 281106
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM
406 AM MST Tue Dec 28 2021

NMZ415-416-281915-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.WI.Y.0037.211228T1500Z-211228T2100Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-211228T1500Z/
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, 
Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento
406 AM MST Tue Dec 28 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM MST
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, west winds 30 to 40 mph with 
  gusts up to 65 mph. For the Wind Advisory, west winds 20 to 30 
  mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected.

* WHERE... Sacramento Mountain Peaks and East Slopes.

* WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 8 AM MST this morning. 
  For the Wind Advisory, from 8 AM this morning to 2 PM MST this 
  afternoon.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong westerly winds could blow around 
  unsecured objects and holiday decorations. Tree limbs could be 
  blown down. Possible damage to weak structures.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of
your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if
you must drive.

&&

$$
127 
WWUS74 KEPZ 281438
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso TX/ Santa Teresa NM
738 AM MST Tue Dec 28 2021

NMZ415-416-282100-
/O.EXP.KEPZ.HW.W.0010.000000T0000Z-211228T1500Z/
/O.CON.KEPZ.WI.Y.0037.211228T1500Z-211228T2100Z/
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit, 
Mayhill, Pinon, and Sacramento
738 AM MST Tue Dec 28 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE... Sacramento Mountain Peaks and East Slopes.

* WHEN...Through 2 PM MST this afternoon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 4:09 AM MSTHigh Wind WatchEPZOtero8 hr
Dec 27, 4:09 AM MSTWind AdvisoryEPZOtero13 hr

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Sources

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