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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2011, 2:09 PM CST for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2011, 2:09 PM CST (20:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Glasscock County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 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
- 5133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
802 WWUS74 KMAF 271016 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 416 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...DAMAGING WINDS MAY IMPACT MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS TODAY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ROUNDING THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHILE STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A PACIFIC FRONT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. EXTREME WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050>052-057>062-067>069-074-075-080- 258-272200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0015.110227T1500Z-110228T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-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- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...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...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 416 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 /316 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 55 TO 70 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...FENCES...AND WEAK STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS ROADS RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH. BLOWING DUST COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY LOCALLY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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. && $$ TXZ048-053-063-070-079-081-082-272200- /O.CON.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 416 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE BLOWING DUST RESTRICTING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 3 MILES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE MOVED AROUND. DRIVING WILL BE MADE MORE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON NORTH-SOUTH ROADS. 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. && $$
467 WWUS74 KMAF 271823 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1223 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...DAMAGING WINDS MAY IMPACT MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY... .A POWERFUL UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND INTO THE SOUTHERN U.S. PLAINS TODAY. A BAND OF VERY STRONG MID LEVEL WINDS ROUNDING THE BASE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHILE STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A PACIFIC FRONT WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. EXTREME WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. A HIGH WIND WARNING CONTINUES FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO TODAY...AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS. THESE STRONG...GUSTY WINDS WILL LIKELY PICK UP SOME DUST. RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST COULD CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ057>059-074-080-258-280230- /O.NEW.KMAF.DS.W.0001.110227T1823Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...MARFA...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1223 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 /1123 AM MST SUN FEB 27 2011/ ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 55 TO 70 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...FENCES...AND WEAK STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS ROADS RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH. BLOWING DUST COULD RESULT IN WIDE SPREAD RESTRICTIONS OF VISIBILITY NEAR 1 MILE...WITH LOCALIZED RESTRICTIONS TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE. 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 DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. TRAVEL COULD BECOME EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS TO STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. && $$ TXZ045>047-050>052-060>062-067>069-075-280230- /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.110227T1823Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...ANDREWS... STANTON...BIG SPRING...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS... CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...FORT STOCKTON 1223 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 65 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. WESTERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 55 TO 70 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 100 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: HIGH WINDS TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGE TO ROOFS...FENCES...AND WEAK STRUCTURES. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS ROADS RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH. BLOWING DUST COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY LOCALLY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. 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 BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ TXZ048-053-063-070-079-081-082-280230- /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.110227T1823Z-110228T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/ SCURRY-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-REAGAN-PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA- TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY... BIG LAKE...PRESIDIO...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...SANDERSON 1223 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS: WINDY CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE BLOWING DUST RESTRICTING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 3 MILES. LOOSE OBJECTS COULD BE MOVED AROUND. DRIVING WILL BE MADE MORE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ON ROADS RUNNING NORTH AND SOUTH. BLOWING DUST COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITY LOCALLY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 AM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | 14 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:09 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more | 41 hr |
| Feb 26, 2:09 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 8 more | 31 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.