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Fire Weather Watch 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

February 21, 201218 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this fire weather watch at Feb 21, 2012, 2:07 PM CST for 18 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 23, 2012, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 21, 2012, 2:07 PM CST (20:07 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2012, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 22, 2012, 2:35 PM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 21, 2:07 PM CSTRed Flag WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 12 more28 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.