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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 21, 2012, 2:10 PM MST for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico; 19 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 21, 2012, 11:00 PM MST. It was in force for 18 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2012, 2:10 PM MST (21:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2012, 11:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2012, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
All 21 counties
Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, 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, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 1:13 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Queen, NM | MEASURED BY QUEEN RAWS |
| Jan 22, 2:46 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | Carlsbad, NM | |
| Jan 22, 4:15 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Artesia, NM | |
| Jan 22, 6:13 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Queen, NM | MEASURED BY QUEEN RAWS |
| Jan 22, 6:37 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Carlsbad, NM | ONE OF SEVERAL STRONG WIND GUSTS |
| Jan 22, 8:43 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 43 | Midland International A, TX | PRIVATE AIRPLANE HANGAR AT MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT COLLAPSED |
| Jan 22, 8:51 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 44 | 3 Nw Wink, TX | |
| Jan 22, 9:25 AM MST | HIGH SUST WINDS 42 | 2 W Tatum, NM |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 2055 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
148 WWUS74 KMAF 212110 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 310 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS SUNDAY... .A QUICK MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PASS ACROSS WEST TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...IN ADDITION TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. HIGH WINDS ARE FIRST EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT...AND THEN IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS SUNDAY MORNING. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS BY MID SUNDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. NMZ027-TXZ074-258-221000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0003.120122T0600Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0004.120122T0600Z-120123T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 310 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 /210 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST...11 PM MST TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST...5 PM MST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS MAY IMPACT MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. IN ADDITION...AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE OR DAVIS MOUNTAINS. * WINDS...IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 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. && $$ TXZ057-221000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0003.120122T0600Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.120122T1500Z-120122T2200Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 310 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. * TIMING...BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND ENDING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS MAY IMPACT MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 3 MILES AT TIMES. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE... GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-058>063-067>070-075-080- 221000- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.120122T1500Z-120122T2200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN- HOWARD-MITCHELL-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 310 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 /210 PM MST SAT JAN 21 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ TO 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ SUNDAY... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE TRANS PECOS...AND THE MARFA PLATEAU. * TIMING...BEGINNING LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND ENDING LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN THREE MILES AT TIMES. VISIBILITY MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. 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. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE... GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
4 follow-up statements
867 WWUS74 KMAF 220931 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 331 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS WILL IMPACT THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS... VAN HORN REGION... SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN TODAY... ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS AND AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PASS ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS TODAY BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM... IN ADDITION TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. THIS TROUGH WILL ALSO DRIVE A PACIFIC FRONT THROUGH THE REGION THAT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS. HIGH WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND WILL SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE MORNING. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS... BUT THIS STRONG WIND WILL SPILL ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. LOWER SPEEDS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE WEST TEXAS PLAINS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY AT TIMES AND MAY AFFECT TRAVEL. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NMZ028-029-033-TXZ045>048-057-222200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.120122T1500Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0004.120122T1000Z-120123T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...VAN HORN 331 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /231 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... VAN HORN REGION... AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN THREE MILES AT TIMES. VISIBILITY MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. 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. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ074-258-222200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 331 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /231 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...HAS ALREADY BEGUN AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. * WINDS...IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS MAY IMPACT MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. BLOWING DUST CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION...AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE OR DAVIS MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ NMZ034-TXZ050>053-058>063-067>070-075-080-222200- /O.EXT.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.120122T1200Z-120122T2200Z/ SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUNICE...JAL...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE... KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA 331 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /231 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN... THE TRANS PECOS... AND THE MARFA PLATEAU. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN THREE MILES AT TIMES. VISIBILITY MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE... GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
016 WWUS74 KMAF 221418 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 818 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO AFFECT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MOST OF WEST TEXAS TODAY... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS TODAY... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR PRESIDIO AND BREWSTER COUNTY TODAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE TODAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. PLAINS BY THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...IN ADDITION TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. THIS TROUGH WILL ALSO DRIVE A PACIFIC FRONT THROUGH THE REGION THAT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS. HIGH WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. THESE WINDS WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS WILL BE IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT STRONG WINDS WILL RAKE MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS TOO. LOWER WIND SPEEDS CAN BE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THE MARFA PLATEAU AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING DUST...PARTICULARLY FROM THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES AND MAY AFFECT TRAVEL. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ050>053-061>063-222200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.120122T1600Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY 818 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. * VISIBILITY...THREE MILES...WITH PERIODS OF ONE MILE VISIBILITY OR LESS. 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. && $$ NMZ034-TXZ058>060-067>070-075-222200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUNICE...JAL...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON 818 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /718 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE TRANS PECOS...STOCKTON PLATEAU AND SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN THREE MILES AT TIMES. VISIBILITY MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ082-222200- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SANDERSON 818 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN THREE MILES AT TIMES. 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. && $$ NMZ029-033-TXZ045>048-222230- /O.NEW.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.120122T1600Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN- SCURRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER 818 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /718 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST /3 PM MST/ THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS... NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING AND ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS AND BLOWING DUST WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED AND OPEN FIELDS. * VISIBILITY...THREE MILES...WITH PERIODS OF ONE MILE VISIBILITY OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNTIL THE BLOWING DUST SUBSIDES. && $$ NMZ027-028-TXZ057-074-258-222230- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 818 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /718 AM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS MAY IMPACT MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. BLOWING DUST CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION...AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE OR DAVIS MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ TXZ081-222200- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 818 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER PRESIDIO AND BREWSTER COUNTIES. * TIMING...BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING AND ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OVER 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE... GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$ TXZ080-222200- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MARFA 818 AM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MARFA PLATEAU. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND ENDING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR DRIVERS OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN THREE MILES AT TIMES. 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. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE... GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. && $$
510 WWUS74 KMAF 222223 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 423 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE TRANS PECOS MOUNTAINS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE EAST THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE MID LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM...IN ADDITION TO A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE. HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE...DELAWARE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AFTER SUNSET. NMZ029-033-TXZ045>048-222330- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN- SCURRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...SEMINOLE... LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER 423 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /323 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. THEREFORE... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 2 MILES. $$ NMZ028-222330- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 323 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. THEREFORE... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TXZ050>053-061>063-222330- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ /O.EXP.KMAF.DU.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY 423 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. THEREFORE... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED... HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 2 MILES. $$ NMZ034-TXZ058>060-067>070-075-082-222330- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- WINKLER-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-PECOS-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUNICE...JAL...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...FORT STOCKTON...SANDERSON 423 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /323 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. THEREFORE... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TXZ080-081-222330- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120122T2200Z/ MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON 423 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING... HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. THEREFORE... THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-230000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 423 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /323 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS IN THE GUADALUPE...DELAWARE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...WEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH. OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH... WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG CROSSWINDS ALONG ROADWAYS MAY IMPACT MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. BLOWING DUST CAN REDUCE VISIBILITY. IN ADDITION...AVIATION INTERESTS MAY EXPERIENCE LOCALIZED BUT EXTREME TURBULENCE DUE TO MOUNTAIN WAVES IF FLYING IN THE VICINITY OF THE GUADALUPE OR DAVIS MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$
212 WWUS74 KMAF 230019 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 619 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 NMZ027-TXZ057-074-258-230130- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120123T0000Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 619 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012 /519 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WARNING LEVELS. THEREFORE... THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2:51 AM MST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 11 hr |
| Jan 21, 3:51 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 35 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:34 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 38 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2012High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.