477  
WWUS44 KEPZ 240245  
WSWEPZ  
 
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM  
745 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
NMZ414-415-241900-  
/O.UPG.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.260124T1200Z-260125T1800Z/  
/O.EXB.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.260124T0400Z-260125T1800Z/  
WEST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-SACRAMENTO  
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SUNSPOT, CLOUDCROFT, TIMBERON, MOUNTAIN  
PARK, APACHE SUMMIT, AND MESCALERO  
745 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH SOME ICE AND SLEET  
ACCUMULATION. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 9000 FEET MAY SEE MORE THAN A FOOT  
OF SNOW.  
 
* WHERE...SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET AND WEST SLOPES  
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ416-241900-  
/O.EXT.KEPZ.WS.W.0001.260124T0400Z-260125T1800Z/  
EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PINON, SACRAMENTO, AND MAYHILL  
745 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026  
   
..WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOWFALL WITH SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. TOTAL  
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN  
INCH OF ICE.  
 
* WHERE...EAST SLOPES SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BELOW 7500 FEET.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
NMZ417-TXZ420>422-241900-  
/O.CON.KEPZ.WW.Y.0002.260124T1200Z-260125T1800Z/  
OTERO MESA-NORTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS-SALT BASIN-  
SOUTHERN HUDSPETH HIGHLANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF HUECO TANKS, CROW FLATS, SALT FLAT,  
SIERRA BLANCA, LOMA LINDA, CORNUDAS, AND DELL CITY  
745 PM MST FRI JAN 23 2026  
 
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO  
11 AM MST SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...MIXED PRECIPITATION EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP  
TO 3 INCHES AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.  
 
* WHERE...IN NEW MEXICO, OTERO MESA. IN TEXAS, NORTHERN HUDSPETH  
HIGHLANDS/HUECO MOUNTAINS, SALT BASIN, AND SOUTHERN HUDSPETH  
HIGHLANDS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...PLAN ON SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. THE LATEST ROAD  
CONDITIONS FOR THE STATE YOU ARE CALLING FROM CAN BE OBTAINED BY  
CALLING 5 1 1.  
 
 
 
 
 
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