Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 22, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 12, 2012, 11:44 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 12, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT. 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
- Apr 12, 2012, 11:44 AM CDT (16:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 12, 2012, 1:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2012, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
981 WWUS74 KMAF 121644 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1144 AM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS TODAY... .WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL INCREASE AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MIGRATES OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. FAVORED GAPS AND PASSES WILL BE THE MOSTLY LIKELY AREAS TO SEE HIGH WINDS THROUGHOUT TODAY. TXZ258-130045- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0022.120412T1800Z-120413T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1044 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * EVENT...HIGH WIND * TIMING...TODAY * WINDS...WEST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
862 WWUS74 KMAF 121938 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 238 PM CDT THU APR 12 2012 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS INTO THE EVENING... .WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WILL INCREASE AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MIGRATES OVER THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES. FAVORED GAPS AND PASSES WILL BE THE MOSTLY LIKELY AREAS TO SEE HIGH WINDS. TXZ258-130600- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120413T0600Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 138 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...INTO THE EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. BE ALERT TO SUDDEN GUSTS OF WIND THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE. AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE. PILOTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STANDING WAVE CLOUDS OR OTHER EVIDENCE OF MOUNTAIN WAVE ACTIVITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Loving, Reeves | 64 min |
| Apr 11, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Loving, Winkler | 64 min |
| Apr 11, 8:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Ward | 62 min |
| Apr 11, 11:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Winkler | 28 min |
| Apr 12, 3:37 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 11 hr | |
| Apr 12, 3:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 15 hr | |
| Apr 12, 1:56 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 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.