High Wind Warning issued October 16 at 9:17AM MDT until October 16 at 12:00PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
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* WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...East Central Tularosa Basin, Sacramento Mountains and West Slopes. * WHEN...Until noon MDT today. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Backdoor cold front arriving this evening could lead to damaging winds especially over mountain ridges and west slopes. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- NM, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet; Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet; East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo
- event
- High Wind Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-16T09:17:00-06:00
- states
- ["NM"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-16T09:17:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.afcb34aa5f91fbef89e20563ce7aeebef9b10ff1.004.1
- references
- []
- instruction
- People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown around or damaged by the wind.
- message type
- Alert
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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