Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 35, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at May 9, 2011, 4:17 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 9, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 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 9, 2011, 4:17 AM MDT (10:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2011, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2011, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 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 10:23 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, 10.3 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
- 6288 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
503 WWUS74 KMAF 091017 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 517 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM MOVING INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY WILL CAUSE WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS DAYTIME HEATING ALLOWS THE WINDS TO MIX DOWN INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM THE ADJACENT PLAINS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SOUTH INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU AREA. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL REMAIN WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE UPPER LOW REMAINS IN THE AREA. NMZ027-TXZ258-092030- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0024.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0035.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 417 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL. LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT MAY EXPERIENCE EXTREME MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-074-079-080-092030- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.110509T1500Z-110510T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...PRESIDIO...MARFA 517 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 /417 AM MDT MON MAY 9 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE MADE MORE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
2 follow-up statements
053 WWUS74 KMAF 092013 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 313 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE NEARBY PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM MOVING INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY WILL CAUSE WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS DAYTIME HEATING ALLOWS THE WINDS TO MIX DOWN INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM THE ADJACENT PLAINS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SOUTH INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU AREA. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL REMAIN WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE UPPER LOW REMAINS IN THE AREA. NMZ027-TXZ258-100300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 213 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 35 TO 45 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL. LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT MAY EXPERIENCE EXTREME MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-074-079-080-100300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...PRESIDIO...MARFA 313 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 /213 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE MADE MORE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON NORTH AND SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
799 WWUS74 KMAF 100201 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 901 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE NEARBY PLAINS... .AN UPPER LEVEL STORM MOVING INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TODAY WILL CAUSE WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS DAYTIME HEATING ALLOWS THE WINDS TO MIX DOWN INTO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED FROM THE ADJACENT PLAINS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO SOUTH INTO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA PLATEAU AREA. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT THIS EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL REMAIN WINDY IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS AS THE UPPER LOW REMAINS IN THE AREA. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ057-058-074-079-080-100315- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...PRESIDIO...MARFA 901 PM CDT MON MAY 9 2011 /801 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 30 MPH THE REST OF TONIGHT. $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-100315- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0035.000000T0000Z-110510T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 801 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MAY HAVE GREAT DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL. LOW FLYING AIRCRAFT MAY EXPERIENCE EXTREME MOUNTAIN WAVE TURBULENCE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ 44
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 4:17 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 16 hr |
| May 9, 4:29 AM MDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| May 9, 2:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 31 hr | |
| May 9, 2:05 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 55 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.