More than a million residents across New Mexico and Texas were urged to stay away from windows Friday as a sprawling, high‑impact wind event sent damaging gusts barreling across the Southwest, prompting a patchwork of high wind warnings until Saturday morning in some communities.
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued the alerts from the Texas Panhandle to the Sacramento Mountains and the Albuquerque metro area, citing widespread potential for power outages, flying debris and prolonged periods of hazardous crosswinds on major roadways including Interstate 25. Several offices, including NWS Albuquerque, Amarillo, Midland/Odessa and El Paso, advised residents to exercise caution during the windstorm, such as by remaining in the lower levels of their homes and avoiding windows because of the threat of falling limbs and airborne debris.
Newsweek reached out to the NWS office in Albuquerque by phone for comment…