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High Wind Warning 46, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 17, 2011, 5:16 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico; 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 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
- Oct 17, 2011, 5:16 PM MDT (23:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2011, 8:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Martin County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:18 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 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 3342 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
978 WWUS74 KMAF 172316 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 616 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL RACE THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE PERMIAN BASIN DURING THE EARLY TO MID EVENING HOURS. NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN FOLLOWING FRONTAL PASSAGE. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS EDDY COUNTY...THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... AND THE REST OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-180600- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0046.111017T2316Z-111018T0600Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON 616 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 /516 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR LEA...GAINES...DAWSON...ANDREWS...AND MARTIN COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT...OR MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY. * EVENT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND PERIODS OF BLOWING DUST TO FAR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN THIS EVENING. * TIMING...HIGH WINDS WILL ARRIVE ESPECIALLY AFTER 7 PM CDT...OR 6 PM MDT...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS...HAZARDS TO TRAILERS AND HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...AND BLOWING DUST THAT CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY TO NEAR ZERO...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE PLOWED FIELDS EXIST. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ047-048-052-053-059>063-067>070-180600- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0022.111017T2316Z-111018T0600Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE 616 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 /516 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT...OR MIDNIGHT MDT TUESDAY. * EVENT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND PERIODS OF BLOWING DUST TO SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGER WINDS WILL ARRIVE ESPECIALLY AFTER 8 PM CDT...OR 7 PM MDT...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
1 follow-up statement
226 WWUS74 KMAF 180230 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 930 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO RACE THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO DURING THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THIS FRONT. WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS TUESDAY. NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-180900- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0046.000000T0000Z-111018T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-111018T0900Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON 930 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 /830 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TUESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LEA...GAINES...DAWSON...ANDREWS...AND MARTIN COUNTIES...EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4 AM CDT...OR 3 AM MDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * EVENT...BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM CDT...OR 3 AM MDT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ258-180900- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0047.111018T0300Z-111018T0900Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 830 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM MDT TUESDAY. * EVENT...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING HIGH WINDS TO THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...FROM 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING UNTIL 3 AM MDT TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. * WINDS...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-058-074-075-080>082-180900- /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-111018T0900Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON 930 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE TRANS PECOS REGION...THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AND THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... EFFECTIVE UNTIL 4 AM CDT TUESDAY. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * TIMING...THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH BETWEEN 9 PM AND 11 PM CDT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE...ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ047-048-052-053-059>063-067>070-180900- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-111018T0900Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE 930 PM CDT MON OCT 17 2011 /830 PM MDT MON OCT 17 2011/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT /3 AM MDT/ TUESDAY... * EVENT...BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. * TIMING...THROUGH 4 AM CDT. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE THE VISIBILITY NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. * WINDS...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 5:16 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 10 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2011High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 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.