Reported Peak Wind Gusts Friday Night & Saturday.

Blog Updated At 3:24 PM MST Saturday.

Friday, February 22, 2019.

Looking Southwest From North Of Whites City, New Mexico.

Virga is a common site this time of the year in New Mexico. The Carlsbad Airport ASOS (Automated Surface Weather Observing System) was reporting that these cumulus cloud bases were 11,000' above the ground Friday afternoon when I shot this photo. Notice the ragged appearance at their bases. These are virga trails or precipitation that is falling from the cloud bases but due to the very dry air at and above the surface is evaporating before it reaches the ground. The temperature at the airport at the time was 70ºF with a dew point temperature of 23ºF producing a relative humidity value of just 17%. Very gusty winds are often associated with virga and when strong enough virga bombs form producing blinding localized areas of blowing dust.

Reported Peak Winds Last Night And Today.

Peak Wind Gusts Reported Saturday Since Midnight.

KOA Campground In Seven Rivers.

Ridgecrest PWS In East Carlsbad Friday Evening.

New Mexico NWS MesoWest Reported Peak Wind Gusts.

(Past 24 Hours As Of 3 PM MST Saturday).

SE NM & W TX NWS MesoWest Reported Peak Wind Gusts.

(Past 24 Hours As Of 3 PM MST Saturday).

LSR: Mcdonald Observatory [Jeff Davis Co, TX] co-op observer reports NON-TSTM WND GST of M81 MPH at 05:55 AM CST https://t.co/S4Qy3K5E2q

— NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) February 23, 2019

LSR: 4 S Pine Springs [Culberson Co, TX] asos reports NON-TSTM WND GST of M73 MPH at 23 Feb, 12:59 AM CST https://t.co/CKKjKhiSPH

— NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) February 23, 2019

LSR: 7 NW Maljamar [Eddy Co, NM] park/forest srvc reports NON-TSTM WND GST of M75 MPH at 09:11 AM CST (caproc... https://t.co/X4HnKszip1

— NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) February 23, 2019

1:38 pm CST Guadalupe Pass reports a 70 mph gust. Travelers on US Highway 62/180 should drive with caution. #txwx

— NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) February 23, 2019

LSR: Pine Springs [Cottle Co, TX] asos reports NON-TSTM WND GST of M70 MPH at 01:38 PM CST https://t.co/9vxKLD31id

— NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) February 23, 2019

LSR: 5 SSW Carlsbad [Eddy Co, NM] asos reports NON-TSTM WND GST of M62 MPH at 23 Feb, 12:56 AM CST https://t.co/z7dg0Drea8

— NWS Midland (@NWSMidland) February 23, 2019

Public Information Statement Spotter Reports National Weather Service El Paso TX 1107 PM MST Fri Feb 22 2019 The following are unofficial observations taken during the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Skywarn spotters, news media, and mesonet operators including West Texas Mesonet and the Dona Ana County Flood Commission. This summary also is available on our home page at weather.gov/ElPaso. ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT NEW MEXICO ...Dona Ana County... Northrup Strip 63 745 PM 2/22 ELEV 3907 FT WSMR San Augustin Pass 62 840 PM 2/22 ELEV 5902 FT WMSR 7 SW Northrup Strip 61 640 PM 2/22 ELEV 4039 FT WSMR 5 NE San Augustin Pa 59 625 PM 2/22 ELEV 5046 FT WSMR 18 NE WSMR Main Post 59 625 PM 2/22 ELEV 3951 FT WSMR 1 NW WSMR Main Post 58 554 PM 2/22 ELEV 4318 FT AWS 1 SE WSMR Main Post 57 610 PM 2/22 ELEV 4190 FT WSMR 6 ESE WSMR Main Post 56 615 PM 2/22 ELEV 4006 FT WSMR 2 E Chaparral 55 500 PM 2/22 ELEV 4100 FT NMED 5 ENE WSMR Main Post 54 625 PM 2/22 ELEV 3955 FT WSMR 11 SW Northrup Strip 54 625 PM 2/22 ELEV 4321 FT WSMR Twin Peaks 54 200 PM 2/22 ELEV 4774 FT CWOP 1 SE WSMR Main Post 54 705 PM 2/22 ELEV 4275 FT WSMR 5 WNW Santa Teresa 53 402 PM 2/22 ELEV 4115 FT RSOIS Condron Field 52 610 PM 2/22 ELEV 3914 FT WSMR 6 WSW Las Cruces 51 600 PM 2/22 ELEV 4199 FT NMED 5 WNW Santa Teresa 50 350 PM 2/22 ELEV 4117 FT AWS KLRU 48 415 PM 2/22 ELEV 4455 FT AWOS Dripping Springs 47 426 PM 2/22 ELEV 5885 FT RAWS 3 SE La Union 46 400 PM 2/22 ELEV 3810 FT NMED Sunland Park 45 400 PM 2/22 ELEV 3860 FT NMED 2 NE White Sands Spa 43 351 PM 2/22 ELEV 3911 FT WSMR 4 NNE Las Cruces 42 409 PM 2/22 ELEV 4237 FT AWS 5 SW Santa Teresa 42 400 PM 2/22 ELEV 4100 FT NMED 2 NW Santa Teresa 42 405 PM 2/22 ELEV 3812 FT CWOP 3 SE La Union 42 400 PM 2/22 ELEV 3775 FT WXUND 8 WSW Las Cruces 41 354 PM 2/22 ELEV 4396 FT WXUND 12 WSW Las Cruces 40 207 PM 2/22 ELEV 4432 FT DACFC 10 NE Las Cruces 40 400 PM 2/22 ELEV 4450 FT NMED 1 NE La Union 40 245 PM 2/22 ELEV 3787 FT CWOP Organ 40 343 PM 2/22 ELEV 5174 FT DACFC ...Grant County... 12 E Redrock 56 659 AM 2/22 ELEV 6965 FT RAWS KSVC 44 115 PM 2/22 ELEV 5443 FT AWOS 3 NE Faywood 43 915 AM 2/22 ELEV 5644 FT DTN Brushy Mountain 40 855 AM 2/22 ELEV 7555 FT CWOP ...Hidalgo County... 15 SSW Hachita 61 840 AM 2/22 ELEV 4291 FT RAWS 2 N Rodeo 57 1110 PM 2/21 ELEV 4104 FT DRI 3 SE Rodeo 44 545 AM 2/22 ELEV 4266 FT WXUND ...Luna County... 10 W Sunshine 43 1015 AM 2/22 ELEV 4361 FT DTN 2 SE Deming 40 100 PM 2/22 ELEV 4308 FT NMED ...Otero County... 14 WNW Orogrande 53 405 PM 2/22 ELEV 4040 FT WSMR 9 W Tularosa 48 310 PM 2/22 ELEV 4050 FT WSMR 1 SW High Rolls 48 502 PM 2/22 ELEV 6841 FT CWOP 1 S Sunspot 47 330 PM 2/22 ELEV 9190 FT WXUND KALM 45 335 PM 2/22 ELEV 4196 FT AWOS Mescalero 43 841 AM 2/22 ELEV 6227 FT RAWS 28 ENE Orogrande 41 537 PM 2/22 ELEV 4886 FT RAWS 15 W Orogrande 41 630 PM 2/22 ELEV 4029 FT WSMR 2 N Alamogordo 41 420 PM 2/22 ELEV 4484 FT CWOP ...Sierra County... 22 NW Tularosa 57 400 PM 2/22 ELEV 4085 FT WSMR 20 WNW Tularosa 49 350 PM 2/22 ELEV 4055 FT WSMR Spaceport America 48 230 PM 2/22 ELEV 4597 FT AWOS 3 NNE Capitol Peak 47 525 PM 2/22 ELEV 4679 FT WSMR 1 SSE Spaceport Amer 41 227 PM 2/22 ELEV 4584 FT WSMR TEXAS ...El Paso County... Northeast El Paso 69 601 PM 2/22 Trained Spotter 10 NNE El Paso 68 600 PM 2/22 ELEV 3958 FT TCEQ 6 NE El Paso 67 654 PM 2/22 ELEV 3905 FT AWS South Franklin Peak 67 608 PM 2/22 ELEV 6614 FT CWOP 13 NNE El Paso 59 706 PM 2/22 ELEV 4055 FT AWS 7 NNE El Paso 58 630 PM 2/22 ELEV 4099 FT AWS 3 N Northeast El Pas 57 600 PM 2/22 Trained Spotter 11 NW El Paso 51 300 PM 2/22 ELEV 3959 FT AWS 3 E El Paso 51 614 PM 2/22 ELEV 3706 FT AWS 5 NNE El Paso 50 610 PM 2/22 ELEV 3998 FT AWS 5 ESE El Paso 50 600 PM 2/22 ELEV 3681 FT TCEQ 1 NW El Paso 50 600 PM 2/22 ELEV 3799 FT TCEQ 2 WNW El Paso 50 600 PM 2/22 ELEV 3799 FT TCEQ 11 SE El Paso 47 615 PM 2/22 ELEV 3678 FT AWS 8 NW El Paso 46 233 PM 2/22 ELEV 3931 FT AWS 9 NNE El Paso 46 638 PM 2/22 ELEV 3943 FT WXUND 5 ENE El Paso 46 600 PM 2/22 ELEV 3740 FT TCEQ 1 N Socorro 46 400 PM 2/22 ELEV 3639 FT TCEQ 2 E Clint 44 639 PM 2/22 ELEV 3689 FT WXUND Canutillo 43 304 PM 2/22 ELEV 3772 FT WXUND 2 E Montana Vista 43 453 PM 2/22 ELEV 4087 FT WXUND 13 E El Paso 43 432 PM 2/22 ELEV 3950 FT AWS 6 E El Paso 42 640 PM 2/22 ELEV 3745 FT WXUND 3 NW El Paso 42 609 PM 2/22 ELEV 3967 FT AWS 12 E El Paso 41 415 PM 2/22 ELEV 3999 FT CWOP 1 N Horizon City 41 439 PM 2/22 ELEV 4030 FT WXUND Fabens 40 429 PM 2/22 ELEV 3610 FT WXUND 6 NW El Paso 40 346 PM 2/22 ELEV 3745 FT CWOP ...Hudspeth County... 24 N Fort Hancock 41 549 PM 2/22 ELEV 4437 FT WXUND Fort Hancock 41 555 PM 2/22 ELEV 3560 FT EPZWXN 15 ENE Dell City 41 453 PM 2/22 ELEV 3873 FT RAWS $$  

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 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
834 PM MST FRI FEB 22 2019

PRELIMINARY SNOW REPORTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
FOR THE LAST 35 HOURS.

...COUNTY...                     STORM TOTAL   TIME/DATE OF
   LOCATION                       /INCHES/      MEASUREMENT

...BERNALILLO COUNTY...
   SEDILLO 1 S                       4.0        820 PM  2/22
   ALBUQUERQUE 6 NE                  3.5        819 PM  2/22
      - TANOAN COUNTRY CLUB
   ALBUQUERQUE 5 S                   3.5        812 PM  2/22
      - KABQ ASOS.
   ALBUQUERQUE 5 ESE                 3.5        800 PM  2/22
      - MENAUL AND MOON
   ALBUQUERQUE 6 NE                  3.5        822 PM  2/22
      - WYOMING AND FLORENCE.
   EDGEWOOD 6 NW                     3.0        750 PM  2/22
   ALBUQUERQUE 5 S                   3.0        800 PM  2/22
      - NWS OFFICE.
   SANDIA PARK                       3.0        733 PM  2/22
   ALBUQUERQUE 4 NE                  2.5        737 PM  2/22
      - SAN ANTONIO AND LOUISIANA.
   ALBUQUERQUE 8 NW                  0.5        620 PM  2/22
      - PARADISE AND UNIVERSE.

...CATRON COUNTY...
   LUNA 6 SSE                       11.0       1200 PM  2/22
      - FRISCO DIVIDE SNOTEL.
   PIETOWN                           8.0        551 PM  2/22
   LUNA                              7.0        127 PM  2/22
   MOGOLLON                          6.0        123 PM  2/22
   OMEGA 11 NNE                      2.0        124 PM  2/22
   OMEGA 8 NNE                       0.5        915 AM  2/22
   OMEGA 8 NNW                       0.5        915 AM  2/22

...CIBOLA COUNTY...
   BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW            11.0        300 PM  2/22
      - RICE PARK SNOTEL.
   FENCE LAKE 5 NW                   7.0        123 PM  2/22
   FENCE LAKE 13 E                   4.0        127 PM  2/22
   EL MORRO 5 E                        T        732 AM  2/22

...COLFAX COUNTY...
   ANGEL FIRE 3 ESE                  3.0        753 AM  2/22
      - ANGEL FIRE SKI AREA.
   BLACK LAKE 5 ESE                  1.1        620 PM  2/22
   BLACK LAKE 5 ESE                  0.3        915 AM  2/22

...LINCOLN COUNTY...
   RUIDOSO 1 E                       0.3        654 PM  2/22
   WHITE OAKS                          T        651 PM  2/22

...LOS ALAMOS COUNTY...
   LOS ALAMOS 6 W                    2.0        753 AM  2/22
      - PAJARITO SKI AREA.

...MCKINLEY COUNTY...
   GALLUP 5 W                       15.0       1200 PM  2/22
   TOHATCHI                         12.0        903 AM  2/22
   GALLUP 2 N                       11.0        743 AM  2/22
   PREWITT 5 WSW                    10.0        112 PM  2/22
   MENTMORE 1 ESE                    9.5        108 PM  2/22
   GALLUP 5 WSW                      8.0        715 AM  2/22
   RAMAH                             6.0        115 PM  2/22
   GALLUP 3 E                        6.0        745 AM  2/22
   THOREAU 3 W                       5.0        110 PM  2/22
   GALLUP 4 E                        5.0        915 AM  2/22

...RIO ARRIBA COUNTY...
   CHAMA                             9.5        400 PM  2/22
   CHAMA 2 N                         4.5        330 PM  2/21
   CHAMA 5 NW                        4.0        300 PM  2/22
      - CHAMITA SNOTEL.
   CANON PLAZA 11 NNW                2.0        200 PM  2/22
      - HOPEWELL SNOTEL.
   EL VADO                           0.5       1014 AM  2/21

...SAN JUAN COUNTY...
   TOADLENA 5 SSW                   12.0        800 AM  2/22
      - NAVAJO WHISKEY CREEK SNOTEL.
   LA PLATA 5 N                      9.0        900 AM  2/22
   CEDAR HILL                        7.0       1242 PM  2/22
   FARMINGTON 1 WSW                  3.3        915 AM  2/22
   FARMINGTON 3 NE                   2.6        915 AM  2/22
   AZTEC 2 WSW                       1.5        915 AM  2/22
   CEDAR HILL 1 ESE                  0.3        915 AM  2/22

...SANTA FE COUNTY...
   SANTA FE 2 N                      2.0        741 PM  2/22
   SANTA FE                          2.0        817 PM  2/22
   SANTA FE 6 NW                     2.0        743 PM  2/22
   SANTA FE 6 SW                     1.5        746 PM  2/22
   CHUPADERO 7 ESE                   1.0        754 AM  2/22
      - SKI SANTA FE.

...TAOS COUNTY...
   TAOS                              2.0        815 PM  2/22
   RED RIVER 8 SSW                   1.0        755 AM  2/22
      - TAOS SKI AREA.

PRELIMINARY PEAK NON-THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTS ACROSS NORTH AND CENTRAL NEW
MEXICO FOR THE LAST 35 HOURS.

...COUNTY...                      PEAK GUST    TIME/DATE OF
   LOCATION                         /MPH/       MEASUREMENT

...BERNALILLO COUNTY...
   ALBUQUERQUE 5 S                    48       1152 AM  2/22
      - KABQ ASOS.

...CHAVES COUNTY...
   DUNKEN 2 NE                        45        136 PM  2/22
      - DUNKEN RAWS.

...CIBOLA COUNTY...
   MESITA 9 ESE                       45       1254 PM  2/22

...COLFAX COUNTY...
   RATON CREWS AIRPORT                46       1248 PM  2/22
      - KRTN ASOS.

...LINCOLN COUNTY...
   OSCURO 7 W                         49       1220 PM  2/22

...SOCORRO COUNTY...
   VEGUITA                            50       1130 AM  2/22
   BINGHAM 10 S                       50       1000 AM  2/22

...TORRANCE COUNTY...
   ESTANCIA                           50       1016 AM  2/22
   CLINES CORNERS 1 SSE               47        953 AM  2/22
      - KCQC ASOS.

...VALENCIA COUNTY...
   BELEN 3 WSW                        53       1115 AM  2/22
      - KBRG AWOS.

$$

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Heavy Snow For The Mountains - High Winds/Blowing Dust For SE NM.

Powerful Winter Storm Moves Across NM Today Into Saturday.

Click On This Link For The Latest NWS Watches/Warnings In Effect.

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect for western and northern New Mexico. High Wind Watches and Wind Advisories cover Southeastern New Mexico and parts of West Texas.

U.S. GFS 500 Millibar/18,000' Analysis.

Valid At 11 PM MST Thursday Night.

A powerful winter storm that has buried Arizona in heavy snow is forecast to move slowly eastward into New Mexico today into Saturday. Heavy snows are forecast across parts of the state today into tonight. High winds and blowing dust will rake the plains east of the central mountain chain late tonight into Saturday. 

Surface Map Forecast.

Valid At 11 PM MST Friday Night.

HRRR Simulated Radar Forecast.

Valid At 8 PM MST Friday Evening.

High Wind Watches & Advisories Are In Effect.

A Pacific cold front will race across the state tonight as the upper level storm to our west moves slowly eastward today into Saturday across the area. This fast eastward moving cold front will produce very strong winds across the local area. Westerly winds are forecast to become sustained at around 25 to 40 mph tonight with gusts near 50 to 60 mph. The front is forecast to arrive in the Pecos Valley before midnight tonight.

Westerly winds are forecast to become sustained at around 35 to 55 mph with gusts to around 65 to 75 mph across the Guadalupe Mountains this evening through Saturday.

Localized areas of blowing dust may pose a few travel problems along some of our roadways. This like always will be especially true along and near freshly plowed or exposed farms lands, fields, lots, and construction sites. Localized areas of blow dust may suddenly drop the visibility down to near zero in and near these areas with little to no advanced warning.

As the front races eastward across the local area tonight a thin line of rain and snow showers will accompany it. Overall precipitation totals across the Southeastern Plains is forecast to be light with generally less than two tenths of an inch totals forecast. Rain may briefly change over to or mix with snow but as of early this Friday morning significant accumulations are not forecast for the Southeastern Plains.

Ski Apache west of Ruidoso is forecast to pick up between 7" and 13" of fresh powder from this incoming winter storm. Ruidoso is forecast to get 2" to 4" and Cloudcroft 5" to 7".

NWS NDFD Peak Wind Forecasts.

NWS NDFD Snowfall/Rainfall Forecast.

NWS Albuquerque Snowfall Totals Forecast.

NWS EL Paso/Santa Teresa Snowfall Totals Forecast.

Arizona Snowfall Totals.

New single-day snowfall record has been set in Flagstaff, AZ. Officially, 35.9" of snow was measured at the Flagstaff Airport yesterday (Feb 21). #azwx pic.twitter.com/wc1Cvzw4JJ

— NWS Flagstaff (@NWSFlagstaff) February 22, 2019

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Local Snowfall Totals To Date & Saturday's Peak Wind Gusts.

Seasonal Snowfall Totals To Date.

(As Of Saturday, February 16, 2019).

Snowfall so far this winter season (October 1st - February 16th) has been rather sparse across the southern half of the Southeastern Plains. Notice that roughly from an Artesia to Hobbs line and northward seems to be the cut off point for accumulating snowfall of an inch or more this season. 

Ski Apache west of Ruidoso with a base elevation of 9,600' has recorded this seasons highest total so far with 71.5". They currently have a 44" base. That's approximately about half of what they normally average to date. 

A CoCoRaHS Station located 1.8 miles southwest of Cloudcroft has recorded a seasonal total of 48.1" to date. The Sunspot CoCoRaHS Station has recorded 47.4" to date and the Nogal CoCoRaHS Station located 4.6 miles south-southeast has recorded 47.0". 

The Cloudcroft Climate Co-Op Station (8,679') has only recorded 38.2" of snowfall as of Saturday for the season. This also is about half of what they would normally have had by now. 

We still have a lot of winter weather left to go or at least the potential for it. In March 1958 Cloudcroft recorded 82" of snow that month with a seasonal total of 180.0". Only the winter of 1914-1915 saw more snow for them with 180.1". Late winter and early spring storms sometimes drop the heaviest snows of the season on us. 

Saturday Was Windy & Dusty.

NM MesoWest Peak Wind Gusts Reported.

The Roswell Airport only recorded a peak wind gust of 49 mph Saturday. And the Carlsbad Airport 45 mph. 

Local Davis Personal Weather Station (PWS) Reports.

NWS El Paso Reported Peak Wind Gusts.

000 NOUS44 KEPZ 171041 PNSEPZ NMZ401>417-TXZ418>424-172240- Public Information Statement Spotter Reports National Weather Service El Paso TX 340 AM MST Sun Feb 17 2019 The following are unofficial observations taken during the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation is extended to Skywarn spotters, news media, and mesonet operators including West Texas Mesonet and the Dona Ana County Flood Commission. This summary also is available on our home page at weather.gov/ElPaso. ***********************PEAK WIND GUST*********************** LOCATION MAX WIND TIME/DATE COMMENTS GUST OF MPH MEASUREMENT NEW MEXICO ...Dona Ana County... San Augustin Pass 79 405 PM 2/16 ELEV 5902 FT WMSR Northrup Strip 63 1155 AM 2/16 ELEV 3907 FT WSMR 1 NW WSMR Main Post 63 423 PM 2/16 ELEV 4318 FT AWS 1 SE WSMR Main Post 61 530 PM 2/16 ELEV 4275 FT WSMR Twin Peaks 58 1145 AM 2/16 ELEV 4774 FT CWOP 1 SE WSMR Main Post 54 150 PM 2/16 ELEV 4190 FT WSMR 5 NE San Augustin Pa 53 155 PM 2/16 ELEV 5046 FT WSMR 11 NE Organ 52 301 PM 2/16 ELEV 6138 FT RAWS Condron Field 52 1240 PM 2/16 ELEV 3914 FT WSMR 5 ENE WSMR Main Post 49 245 PM 2/16 ELEV 3955 FT WSMR 2 NE White Sands Spa 49 1122 AM 2/16 ELEV 3911 FT WSMR 7 SW Northrup Strip 49 230 AM 2/16 ELEV 4039 FT WSMR 11 SW Northrup Strip 48 340 PM 2/16 ELEV 4321 FT WSMR KLRU 48 1155 AM 2/16 ELEV 4455 FT AWOS Dripping Springs 47 326 PM 2/16 ELEV 5885 FT RAWS 6 ESE WSMR Main Post 47 210 PM 2/16 ELEV 4006 FT WSMR 6 WSW Las Cruces 46 200 PM 2/16 ELEV 4199 FT NMED 2 E Chaparral 44 200 PM 2/16 ELEV 4100 FT NMED 10 NE Las Cruces 43 300 PM 2/16 ELEV 4450 FT NMED 5 WNW Santa Teresa 43 158 PM 2/16 ELEV 4115 FT RSOIS 4 NNE Las Cruces 43 321 PM 2/16 ELEV 4237 FT AWS 5 NE Las Cruces 42 248 PM 2/16 ELEV 4321 FT CWOP 5 SW Santa Teresa 41 100 PM 2/16 ELEV 4100 FT NMED 8 WSW Las Cruces 41 134 PM 2/16 ELEV 4396 FT WXUND Radium Springs 40 221 PM 2/16 ELEV 3992 FT WXUND ...Grant County... Brushy Mountain 42 901 AM 2/16 ELEV 7555 FT CWOP 3 NE Faywood 41 445 PM 2/16 ELEV 5644 FT DTN ...Hidalgo County... 15 SSW Hachita 45 340 PM 2/16 ELEV 4291 FT RAWS 3 SE Rodeo 40 1110 AM 2/16 ELEV 4266 FT WXUND 15 SE Lordsburg 40 142 PM 2/16 ELEV 4297 FT WXUND ...Luna County... KDMN 48 312 PM 2/16 ELEV 4307 FT ASOS 2 SE Deming 45 300 PM 2/16 ELEV 4308 FT NMED ...Otero County... 1 S Sunspot 54 205 PM 2/16 ELEV 9190 FT WXUND 1 SW High Rolls 54 328 PM 2/16 ELEV 6841 FT CWOP Cloudcroft 52 302 PM 2/16 ELEV 8670 FT AWS 1 S Sunspot 49 1215 PM 2/16 ELEV 9082 FT RAWS Mescalero 49 241 PM 2/16 ELEV 6227 FT RAWS Sunspot 48 230 PM 2/16 ELEV 9255 FT WSMR KALM 47 335 PM 2/16 ELEV 4196 FT AWOS 28 ENE Orogrande 46 137 PM 2/16 ELEV 4886 FT RAWS 9 W Tularosa 45 1205 PM 2/16 ELEV 4050 FT WSMR 6 SW Cloudcroft 45 400 PM 2/16 ELEV 9446 FT CWOP 3 NW Mayhill 45 1059 AM 2/16 ELEV 7160 FT WXUND 1 NNE Mayhill 44 401 AM 2/16 ELEV 6471 FT RAWS 2 SE Alamogordo 44 247 PM 2/16 ELEV 4427 FT CWOP 14 WNW Orogrande 42 445 PM 2/16 ELEV 4040 FT WSMR 19 WNW Tularosa 41 1155 AM 2/16 ELEV 4025 FT WSMR ...Sierra County... 3 NNE Capitol Peak 46 225 PM 2/16 ELEV 4679 FT WSMR 22 NW Tularosa 44 100 PM 2/16 ELEV 4085 FT WSMR TEXAS ...El Paso County... South Franklin Peak 58 1258 PM 2/16 ELEV 6614 FT CWOP KELP 55 303 PM 2/16 ELEV 3918 FT ASOS 10 NNE El Paso 52 300 PM 2/16 ELEV 3958 FT TCEQ 5 NNE El Paso 50 1241 PM 2/16 ELEV 3998 FT AWS 9 SW El Paso 46 200 PM 2/16 ELEV 3661 FT TCEQ 1 N Horizon City 45 244 PM 2/16 ELEV 4030 FT WXUND 2 WNW El Paso 45 100 PM 2/16 ELEV 3799 FT TCEQ 5 ESE El Paso 44 100 PM 2/16 ELEV 3681 FT TCEQ 1 NW El Paso 44 100 PM 2/16 ELEV 3799 FT TCEQ 2 E Montana Vista 43 308 PM 2/16 ELEV 4087 FT WXUND 5 ENE El Paso 43 100 PM 2/16 ELEV 3740 FT TCEQ 1 N Socorro 43 200 PM 2/16 ELEV 3639 FT TCEQ 6 NE El Paso 43 1029 AM 2/16 ELEV 3905 FT AWS 3 E El Paso 42 150 PM 2/16 ELEV 3706 FT AWS 1 S Tornillo 42 344 PM 2/16 ELEV 3582 FT WXUND 2 E Clint 41 244 PM 2/16 ELEV 3689 FT WXUND 7 NNE El Paso 41 448 PM 2/16 ELEV 4099 FT AWS ...Hudspeth County... 24 N Fort Hancock 41 319 PM 2/16 ELEV 4437 FT WXUND $$ Hardiman

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Wild Weather So Far This February.

136ºF Temperature Difference Friday.

RTMA Temperatures At 4 PM MST Friday.

February can often offer up some pretty crazy weather extremes and this month has been no exception. There was a 136ºF temperature difference across the nation yesterday.  Take a look at some of the other pretty extreme weather events that have happened so far this month across the nation.

Based on the Current Temperature at Austin Camp Mabry (91 degrees based on logging into the ASOS) this is the earliest EVER we have been that warm (period of record dates back to 1897). The previous 'earliest 91+ degree day' at Camp Mabry was 2-17-1959.

— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) February 15, 2019

The National High and Low for the Lower 48 for February 15, 2019 pic.twitter.com/cpTpjX96rF

— NWS WPC (@NWSWPC) February 16, 2019

Cut Bank just had 12 consecutive days with a temperature at or below 0 degrees. This is the 2nd longest streak on record. Click the link to read more about it. #mtwx https://t.co/dArNtoqasp

— NWS Great Falls (@NWSGreatFalls) February 16, 2019

A rare event happened today in the Sierra. A major winter storm caused nearly 1000 lightning strikes over the Sierra and western Nevada. This storm brought heavy rainfall to the region, with flooding issues for many areas. pic.twitter.com/a3hIqQX9X3

— NWS Reno (@NWSReno) February 14, 2019

Here's a brief overview of some of the highest wind speeds and other impacts we experience over the weekend. Unsettled weather looks to stick around though the rest of the week with breezy trades. See https://t.co/fUefWa9aTA for the full forecast #hiwx pic.twitter.com/24Qi1fnxAJ

— NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) February 13, 2019

It's off the charts! Incredible wind storm ongoing this morning, with a peak gust of 148 mph the highest in over a decade! #category4 #windy #mwobs #mountwashington #presidentialrange https://t.co/nMHp4n6tWt pic.twitter.com/mBGY0Gqf1A

— MWObservatory (@MWObs) February 9, 2019

It has been confirmed! Waipa Garden, Kauai, Hawaii holds the new national 24-hour rainfall record. https://t.co/ZJm3vRG69H https://t.co/tHy9zqMweL #hiwx pic.twitter.com/WL7MzUaIVk

— NWSHonolulu (@NWSHonolulu) January 30, 2019

The amazing near 200-knot subtropical jet stream is about to impact California -- aimed at San Francisco.
This is quite extreme -- even for the polar jet -- but this is the southern branch. Result is fast air travel from Hawaii. 🌴 pic.twitter.com/MGK499bCSO

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) February 13, 2019

BREAKING NEWS - A new U.S. precipitation record has been set! 49.69 inches or 126.21 centimeters of rain fell within a 24-hour period in Hawaii! 💧 https://t.co/t7CdnCyNYF

— NWS (@NWS) February 12, 2019

Historic snowfall in Hawaii.

Polipoli Spring State Recreation Area on Maui accumulations at 6200 feet elevation. Unprecedented. https://t.co/cnpylv9nlD

— Ryan Maue (@RyanMaue) February 11, 2019

Looks like every station on the summit of Mauna Kea observed a temperature lower than the official state record lowest temperature for the state of Hawai'i (+12°F / -11.1°C). https://t.co/M8UGyDiIOa cc: @DekeArndt

— Brian Brettschneider (@Climatologist49) February 11, 2019

Japan’s Northern Island Of Hokkaido Shock-Freezes…”Coldest Air Mass Ever Recorded”! https://t.co/M7Hy1LvKIf
via@NoTricksZone
~#地球温暖化? #温暖化? #気候変動 pic.twitter.com/TooiIJZ2Zd

— キリエ (@KiryeNet) February 11, 2019

It's a record! Snoqualmie Pass set a new daily record for snowfall on February 12, 2019 when 31.5" of snow fell. 3 and 5 day totals were impressive as well! #wawx #wasnow pic.twitter.com/R6od47QbMr

— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) February 14, 2019

SnOMG! Detailed list of snow reports: https://t.co/TLWHOeEyWr. Thanks to everyone who has submitted measurements! #wawx #wasnow pic.twitter.com/TXAkRUf2cu

— NWS Seattle (@NWSSeattle) February 12, 2019

#Mammoth Mountain in the Sierra has already set its all-time February snowfall record (since 1970). 175 inches of #snow this month, breaking old record of 168 inches set in 1986. pic.twitter.com/26KXLnarsv

— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) February 16, 2019

RECORD RAIN

A handful of sites broke their record daily rainfall totals for Valentine's Day. Palomar Observatory had their wettest day EVER on record with over 10 inches of rain...WOW 😮 #CAwx #recordbreaking #castorm #RainyDay pic.twitter.com/u2DtAeNd9P

— NWS San Diego (@NWSSanDiego) February 15, 2019

The peak gust of 114 mph (not a typo) near Clark was recorded at 11 PM Tuesday; the 91 mph gust along Highway 28 near Red Canyon was recorded at 120 PM today. A complete list of peak winds with times and elevation can be found here: https://t.co/NtlngT0njy #wywx #wyoroad pic.twitter.com/9tQdbjJdUp

— NWS Riverton (@NWSRiverton) February 14, 2019

 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
206 PM HST SUN FEB 10 2019

   ...SELECTED WIND REPORTS LAST 24 HOURS ENDING 02:00PM HST SUNDAY...

LOCATION                     SPEED     TIME/DATE                            

...HAWAII...

...KAUAI COUNTY...
PORT ALLEN                   55 MPH    0730 AM 02/10  
BARKING SANDS                51 MPH    0859 PM 02/09                        
MAKAHA RIDGE                 47 MPH    0611 AM 02/10                        
WAIMEA HEIGHTS               41 MPH    1135 AM 02/10                        
LIHUE AIRPORT                39 MPH    0343 PM 02/09                        
MANA                         38 MPH    0434 PM 02/09                                                                      
PUU OPAE                     37 MPH    0334 AM 02/10                        
NAWILIWILI                   36 MPH    0248 PM 02/09                        
1 NW WAILUA                  33 MPH    0758 PM 02/09   


...HONOLULU COUNTY...
WAIANAE BOAT HARBOR          55 MPH    0745 AM 02/10  
DILLINGHAM FIELD             54 MPH    0111 PM 02/10               
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS           50 MPH    0857 AM 02/10                        
HONOLULU INTERNATIONAL AIRPO 48 MPH    1156 AM 02/10                                               
1 NE HALEIWA                 44 MPH    1129 PM 02/09                        
WHEELER AIR FORCE BASE       44 MPH    1000 AM 02/10                        
KALAELOA AIRPORT             41 MPH    0346 PM 02/09                        
DILLINGHAM FIELD             40 MPH    0951 PM 02/09                        
KANEOHE MCBH                 39 MPH    0254 PM 02/09                        
WAIAWA                       38 MPH    1141 AM 02/10                                                
KAHUKU                       36 MPH    1000 AM 02/10                        
MOKUOLOE                     35 MPH    0818 AM 02/10                        
WAIANAE VALLEY               34 MPH    0537 PM 02/09                        
BELLOWS AFS                  33 MPH    0800 AM 02/10                        
HONOULIULI                   31 MPH    1241 PM 02/10                        
KAWAILOA                     30 MPH    0249 PM 02/09                        


...MAUI COUNTY...
KULA 1                       51 MPH    1248 PM 02/10                        
1 NW KAHULUI (NOS-NWLON)     50 MPH    1248 PM 02/10                        
LANAI AIRPORT                46 MPH    1059 AM 02/10                        
1 W KANAHA BEACH PARK        46 MPH    0103 PM 02/10                        
KANELOA                      45 MPH    0253 PM 02/09                        
KAHULUI AIRPORT              45 MPH    1249 PM 02/10                        
KH6HHG MAKAWAO               40 MPH    1055 AM 02/10                        
LANAI 1                      40 MPH    1237 PM 02/10                        
MOLOKAI AIRPORT              39 MPH    0405 PM 02/09                        
EW4916 HAIKU                 39 MPH    1245 PM 02/10                        
MAKAPULAPAI                  35 MPH    1215 PM 02/10                        
AH6GR MAUI                   35 MPH    1216 PM 02/10                        
9 WSW MAKENA                 32 MPH    1224 AM 02/10                                               
MAALAEA BAY                  32 MPH    1215 PM 02/10                        
HANA AIRPORT                 31 MPH    0245 PM 02/09                        
EW5455 LAHAINA               31 MPH    1130 AM 02/10                        
LAHAINA - WEST MAUI          31 MPH    1245 PM 02/10 


   ...HAWAII COUNTY...
MAUNA KEA SUMMIT (CFHT/GEM) 155 MPH    0525 AM 02/10
PUU MALI                     53 MPH    0300 PM 02/09                        
15 S POHAKULOA CAMP          52 MPH    0445 AM 02/10                        
POHAKULOA KEAMUKU            45 MPH    1250 PM 02/10                        
KONA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT   43 MPH    1205 PM 02/10                        
PUUWAAWAA                    42 MPH    1237 PM 02/10                        
KEALAKOMO                    40 MPH    1244 PM 02/10                        
KAUPULEHU LAVA FLOW          39 MPH    1236 PM 02/10                        
HILO (NOS-NWLON)             38 MPH    0200 PM 02/09                        
WAIKOLOA                     37 MPH    1235 PM 02/10                        
PUUANAHULU                   37 MPH    1237 PM 02/10                        
PTA KIPUKA ALALA             37 MPH    1255 PM 02/10                        
PTA WEST                     35 MPH    1156 AM 02/10                        
KAWAIHAE                     35 MPH    1230 PM 02/10                        
PTA EAST                     34 MPH    0159 PM 02/09                        
AHUMOA                       34 MPH    0935 PM 02/09                        
KOHALA RANCH                 34 MPH    1135 AM 02/10                        
KAHUKU RANCH                 32 MPH    0329 PM 02/09                        
EW3941 HONOKAA               32 MPH    1125 AM 02/10                        
PTA RANGE 17                 31 MPH    1249 PM 02/10                     

OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS 
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.

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