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2025 [KEPZ] EL_PASO_TX/SANTA_TERESA Extreme Cold (EC) Warning (W) Number 3

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368 
WWUS74 KEPZ 230102
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
602 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025

NMZ415-231600-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.EC.W.0003.250123T0900Z-250123T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.CW.Y.0007.250123T0900Z-250123T1600Z/
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Apache Summit, and Sunspot
602 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY FOR 
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FT...

* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills 
  as low as 7 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 7 below zero could result 
  in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and 
  hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these 
  temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could 
  cause ruptured water pipes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must 
go outside.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure 
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills 
inside.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a 
hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

NMZ401-403>410-414-416-417-425>429-TXZ420>424-231600-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.CW.Y.0007.250123T0900Z-250123T1600Z/
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern
Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana
County-West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-East
Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-Central
Grant County/Silver City Area-Southern Gila Region
Highlands/Black Range-West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-
East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern
Hudspeth Highlands-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western
Hudspeth Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the cities of Garfield, Holloman AFB, Silver City,
Grant County Airport, Cornudas, Tularosa, Cloverdale, Fort
Hancock, Red Rock, Mule Creek, Pinon, Hurley, Mimbres, Kingston,
White Sands National Park, Salt Flat, Orogrande, Gila Hot
Springs, Fabens, Mayhill, Winston, Mountain Park, Antelope Wells,
Hillsboro, Sierra Blanca, Columbus, Buckhorn, Faywood, Lordsburg,
Cliff, White Sands Range Headquarters, Hueco Tanks, Alamogordo,
Fort Bayard, Virden, Hachita, Timberon, Deming, Spaceport,
Animas, Sacramento, Truth Or Consequences, Tornillo, Lake
Roberts, Derry, Radium Springs, Hatch, Loma Linda, Dell City,
Indian Hot Springs, Mescalero, Crow Flats, and Chaparral
602 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold temperatures as low as 5 above zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest New Mexico and 
  southwest Texas.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin 
  is exposed to these temperatures.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a 
hat, and gloves.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure 
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills 
inside.

&&

$$

For additional information, visit us at http://www.weather.gov/epz

DH
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368 
WWUS74 KEPZ 230102
NPWEPZ

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM
602 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025

NMZ415-231600-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.EC.W.0003.250123T0900Z-250123T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KEPZ.CW.Y.0007.250123T0900Z-250123T1600Z/
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Apache Summit, and Sunspot
602 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025

...EXTREME COLD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY FOR 
THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FT...

* WHAT...For the Extreme Cold Warning, dangerously cold wind chills 
  as low as 7 below zero expected.

* WHERE...Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 7 below zero could result 
  in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and 
  hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these 
  temperatures. An extended period of freezing temperatures could 
  cause ruptured water pipes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Dress in layers including a hat, face mask, and gloves if you must 
go outside.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure 
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills 
inside.

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a 
hat, and gloves.

&&

$$

NMZ401-403>410-414-416-417-425>429-TXZ420>424-231600-
/O.NEW.KEPZ.CW.Y.0007.250123T0900Z-250123T1600Z/
Upper Gila River Valley-Southern Gila Foothills/Mimbres Valley-
Southwest Desert/Lower Gila River Valley-Lowlands of the Bootheel-
Uplands of the Bootheel-Southwest Desert/Mimbres Basin-Eastern
Black Range Foothills-Sierra County Lakes-Northern Dona Ana
County-West Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-East
Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-Otero Mesa-Central
Grant County/Silver City Area-Southern Gila Region
Highlands/Black Range-West Central Tularosa Basin/White Sands-
East Central Tularosa Basin/Alamogordo-Southeast Tularosa Basin-
Northern Hudspeth Highlands/Hueco Mountains-Salt Basin-Southern
Hudspeth Highlands-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern El Paso/Western
Hudspeth Counties-Rio Grande Valley of Eastern Hudspeth County-
Including the cities of Garfield, Holloman AFB, Silver City,
Grant County Airport, Cornudas, Tularosa, Cloverdale, Fort
Hancock, Red Rock, Mule Creek, Pinon, Hurley, Mimbres, Kingston,
White Sands National Park, Salt Flat, Orogrande, Gila Hot
Springs, Fabens, Mayhill, Winston, Mountain Park, Antelope Wells,
Hillsboro, Sierra Blanca, Columbus, Buckhorn, Faywood, Lordsburg,
Cliff, White Sands Range Headquarters, Hueco Tanks, Alamogordo,
Fort Bayard, Virden, Hachita, Timberon, Deming, Spaceport,
Animas, Sacramento, Truth Or Consequences, Tornillo, Lake
Roberts, Derry, Radium Springs, Hatch, Loma Linda, Dell City,
Indian Hot Springs, Mescalero, Crow Flats, and Chaparral
602 PM MST Wed Jan 22 2025

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM MST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold temperatures as low as 5 above zero expected.

* WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest New Mexico and 
  southwest Texas.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin 
  is exposed to these temperatures.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a 
hat, and gloves.

Keep pets indoors as much as possible.

Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure 
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills 
inside.

&&

$$

For additional information, visit us at http://www.weather.gov/epz

DH

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