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WWUS44 KMAF 241919
WSWMAF
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1219 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>274-277>279-251100-
/O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260125T1800Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN
LEA-CENTRAL LEA-SOUTHERN LEA-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-
MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-
WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS ABOVE
7000 FEET-GUADALUPE AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY
54 CORRIDOR-EASTERN CULBERSON-REEVES COUNTY PLAINS-DAVIS
MOUNTAINS-DAVIS MOUNTAINS FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BREWSTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LAMESA, ODESSA, TATUM, COLORADO CITY,
PANTHER JUNCTION, DRYDEN, GAIL, FORT DAVIS, CRANE, PINE SPRINGS,
LOVINGTON, BIG SPRING, SNYDER, GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK,
PECOS, JAL, STANTON, KERMIT, HOBBS, ANDREWS, CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP,
QUEEN, MARATHON, ARTESIA, CARLSBAD, BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, VAN
HORN, MCCAMEY, BIG LAKE, ALPINE, MIDLAND, MONAHANS, MENTONE,
RANKIN, FORT STOCKTON, EUNICE, SEMINOLE, SANDERSON, AND GARDEN
CITY
1219 PM MST SAT JAN 24 2026 /119 PM CST SAT JAN 24 2026/
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY MIXED PRECIPITATION. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET
ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. TOTAL SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS OF
1 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN, THE UPPER TRANS PECOS, VAN
HORN CORRIDOR, AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE
TENTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH IN AREAS IMPACTED BY FREEZING RAIN.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST AND WESTERN
TEXAS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...ROADS, AND ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES, WILL
LIKELY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION ON
POWER LINES AND TREE LIMBS MAY CAUSE WIDESPREAD AND LONG-LASTING
POWER OUTAGES IN AREAS IMPACTED BY FREEZING RAIN. EXPECT VERY ICY
AND SNOW PACKED ROADS, SIDEWALKS,AND OTHER EXPOSED SURFACES.
DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA.
SOME ROADS COULD BECOME IMPASSABLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN
YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. IN NEW MEXICO, DIAL 511 OR
VISIT NMROADS.COM FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS. IN TEXAS, DIAL
800-452-9292 OR VISIT DRIVETEXAS.ORG FOR CURRENT ROAD CONDITIONS.
PERSONS SHOULD DELAY ALL TRAVEL IF POSSIBLE. IF TRAVEL IS ABSOLUTELY
NECESSARY, DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN
CHANGES IN VISIBILITY. LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND THE
MOTORIST AHEAD OF YOU, AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION. AVOID SUDDEN BRAKING OR ACCELERATION, AND BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS ON HILLS OR WHEN MAKING TURNS. MAKE SURE YOUR CAR IS
WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
LINDSEY
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