Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at May 10, 2008, 9:22 PM CDT. It took effect at May 11, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 10, 2008, 9:22 PM CDT (02:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 11, 2008, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 11, 2008, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KMAF 110222 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 922 PM CDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY GAP WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 9 AM MDT. TXZ258-111000- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0039.080511T0900Z-080511T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 822 PM MDT SAT MAY 10 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 9 AM MDT. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER HIGH WINDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWUS74 KMAF 110926 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 426 AM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS EARLY THIS MORNING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS CAUSING STRONG NORTHEASTERLY GAP WINDS TO CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER 9 AM MDT. TXZ258-111500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-080511T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 326 AM MDT SUN MAY 11 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT THIS MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CHANNEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 9 AM MDT. PERSONS PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY 62 180 SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER HIGH WINDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE AND LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2:25 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 16 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.