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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS El Paso, TX
NWS El Paso, TX issued this winter storm warning at Apr 29, 2021, 6:20 AM MDT for Otero County, New Mexico. It was in force for 5 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
- Apr 29, 2021, 6:20 AM MDT (12:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2021, 11:07 AM MDT
- In force
- 5 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 12:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 122 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
509 WWUS44 KEPZ 291220 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 620 AM MDT Thu Apr 29 2021 ...Moderate heavy snowfall expected through most of this morning over the higher elevations of the Sacramento Mountains... .An upper low moving across far southern New Mexico has spread moisture across much of southern New Mexico, resulting in areas of moderate snow over the Sacramento Mountains. The heavier snow should be limited to elevations above 7500 feet, although some snow is possible down to 6500 feet early this morning. Showers will continue this afternoon, but temperatures should warm above freezing for all but the highest places (above 9000 feet), for any snow to change to rain. NMZ415-291800- /O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-210429T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.210429T1220Z-210429T1800Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- Including the city of Cloudcroft 620 AM MDT Thu Apr 29 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches, with storm totals of 5 to 9 inches. * WHERE...Higher elevations above 7500 feet in the Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...Until noon MDT today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Showers will continue this afternoon but are expected to change to mostly rain. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ Hefner
2 follow-up statements
639 WWUS44 KEPZ 291504 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 904 AM MDT Thu Apr 29 2021 ...Moderate heavy snowfall expected through the remainder of the morning over the higher elevations of the Sacramento Mountains... .An upper low moving across far southern New Mexico has spread moisture across much of southern New Mexico, resulting in areas of moderate snow over the Sacramento Mountains. The heavier snow should be limited to elevations above 7500 feet, although some snow is possible down to 6500 feet early this morning. Showers will continue this afternoon, but temperatures should warm above freezing for all but the highest places (above 9000 feet), for any snow to change to rain. NMZ415-291800- /O.CON.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210429T1800Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- Including the city of Cloudcroft 904 AM MDT Thu Apr 29 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches, with storm totals of 6 to 12 inches. * WHERE...Higher elevations above 7500 feet in the Sacramento Mountains. * WHEN...Until noon MDT today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Showers will continue this afternoon but are expected to change to mostly rain. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1. && $$ 26
519 WWUS44 KEPZ 291707 WSWEPZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service El Paso TX/Santa Teresa NM 1107 AM MDT Thu Apr 29 2021 NMZ415-291815- /O.CAN.KEPZ.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-210429T1800Z/ Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet- 1107 AM MDT Thu Apr 29 2021 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... The snow band that was affecting the area has moved away. Therefore, we are not expecting significant amounts of snow in the higher elevations of the Sacramento Mountains. $$ 29
The office that day
Everything else NWS El Paso, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 5:12 AM MDT | Winter Weather Advisory | EPZ | Otero | 68 min |
Nearby
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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.