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