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High Wind Warning 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 26, 2011, 3:00 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 26, 2011, 11:00 AM MST. 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
- Feb 26, 2011, 3:00 AM MST (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 206 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 6030 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 247 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
728 WWUS74 KMAF 261000 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 400 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... ...DAMAGING WINDS MAY IMPACT ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SUNDAY... .POTENT WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS SUNDAY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ROUNDING THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SUNDAY AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING HIGH WINDS TO THE ENTIRE REGION. EXTREME WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SUNDAY. NMZ027-TXZ258-262000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0010.110226T1800Z-110227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0014.110226T1800Z-110227T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0009.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 300 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SUNDAY...MUCH STRONGER WINDS WITH EXTREME WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE. WESTERLY WINDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 100 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION...OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS IS NOT RECOMMENDED SUNDAY. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS... IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-262000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0009.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...SANDERSON 400 AM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 /300 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS SUNDAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
910 WWUS74 KMAF 262009 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 209 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON... ...DAMAGING WINDS MAY IMPACT MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SUNDAY... .POTENT WESTERLY MID LEVEL FLOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING. A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS SUNDAY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ROUNDING THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS SUNDAY AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING HIGH WINDS TO THE ENTIRE REGION. EXTREME WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY...AND A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS. NMZ027-TXZ258-270415- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0009.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0015.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110227T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 109 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. SUNDAY...MUCH STRONGER WINDS WITH EXTREME WIND GUSTS LIKELY. WESTERLY WINDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 100 MPH LIKELY. * IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SHOULD USE CAUTION...OR CONSIDER AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THIS AFTERNOON. TRAVEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS IS NOT RECOMMENDED SUNDAY. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE...OR STRONG DOWNWARD AIRFLOWS... IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050>052-057>062-067>069-074-075-080- 270415- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0009.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0015.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 209 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 /109 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS SUNDAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ048-053-063-070-079-081-082-270415- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0009.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ SCURRY-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA- TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY... BIG LAKE...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 209 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS SUNDAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 3:09 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:09 PM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 8 more | 31 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:09 PM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Glasscock, Mitchell, Reagan, Scurry, Terrell | 31 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2011High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.