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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this winter storm warning at Jan 2, 2013, 3:58 PM CST for 6 counties in Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 3, 2013, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 33 hr. 2 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 2, 2013, 3:58 PM CST (21:58 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2013, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Crane County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 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 3, 6:28 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 9 Nw Carlsbad, NM | |
| Jan 3, 9:04 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4.5 | Fort Stockton, TX |
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, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 1248 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
497 WWUS44 KMAF 022158 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 358 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF A HOBBS TO MIDLAND TO BIG LAKE LINE... .COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL REMAIN THROUGH LATE WEEK. MEANWHILE... A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL FIRST DEVELOP ALONG THE RIO GRANDE... SPREADING NORTH AND EAST LATE TONIGHT...THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY INITIALLY BEGIN AS A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW ALONG THE RIO GRANDE INTO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW AS THE COLUMN COOLS. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE FIRST 12 HOURS IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM LIFTS NORTH. NMZ027-TXZ057-074-079>081-258-031200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WS.A.0001.130103T1500Z-130104T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WS.W.0001.130103T0600Z-130104T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...VAN HORN...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 358 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 /258 PM MST WED JAN 2 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...TONIGHT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FIRST 12 HOURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ058-075-082-031200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WS.W.0001.130103T0600Z-130104T1200Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-PECOS- TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...PECOS...FORT STOCKTON...SANDERSON 358 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 /258 PM MST WED JAN 2 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW * TIMING...TONIGHT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FIRST 12 HOURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 10 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ033-034-TXZ050-059>063-067>070-031200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.130103T0600Z-130104T1200Z/ CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 358 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 /258 PM MST WED JAN 2 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY. * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW * TIMING...THURSDAY INTO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ACCUMULATIONS STARTING FIRST ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS AND LATER ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LEA COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
8 follow-up statements
131 WWUS44 KMAF 030405 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1005 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF A HOBBS TO MIDLAND TO BIG LAKE LINE... .COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL REMAIN THROUGH LATE WEEK. MEANWHILE... A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL FIRST DEVELOP ALONG THE RIO GRANDE... SPREADING NORTH AND EAST LATE TONIGHT...THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY INITIALLY BEGIN AS A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET OR SNOW ALONG THE RIO GRANDE INTO THE LOWER TRANS PECOS BUT WILL QUICKLY CHANGE TO SNOW AS THE COLUMN COOLS. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE FIRST 12 HOURS IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED AFTER DAYBREAK THURSDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF BY FRIDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM LIFTS NORTH. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-058-074-075-079>082-258-031215- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0001.130103T0600Z-130104T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1005 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 /905 PM MST WED JAN 2 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...TONIGHT UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FIRST 12 HOURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ033-034-TXZ050-059>063-067>070-031215- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.130103T0600Z-130104T1200Z/ CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 1005 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 /905 PM MST WED JAN 2 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY MORNING INTO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH ACCUMULATIONS STARTING FIRST ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS AND LATER ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LEA COUNTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
472 WWUS44 KMAF 030954 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 354 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF A HOBBS TO MIDLAND TO BIG LAKE LINE... .COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE REINFORCED BY A WEAK FRONT TODAY. MEANWHILE... A STRONG UPPER LOW TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL SWING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING BETWEEN THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND WILL EXPAND THROUGH THE DAY... SPREADING NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE FIRST 12 HOURS IN THE WARNED AREA... WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-058-074-075-079>082-258-032200- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 354 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013 /254 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FIRST 12 HOURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ033-034-TXZ050-059>063-067>070-032200- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 354 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013 /254 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
788 WWUS44 KMAF 031012 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 412 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT ALONG AND WEST OF A HOBBS TO MIDLAND TO BIG LAKE LINE... .COLD AIR ALREADY IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL BE REINFORCED BY A WEAK FRONT TODAY. MEANWHILE... A STRONG UPPER LOW TRACKING ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL SWING ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY. PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING BETWEEN THE DAVIS AND GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND WILL EXPAND THROUGH THE DAY... SPREADING NORTHEAST TODAY AND TONIGHT. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE FIRST 12 HOURS IN THE WARNED AREA... WITH STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES AND ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE ADVISORY AREA...WITH THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL EXPECTED DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FRIDAY MORNING AS THE STORM SYSTEM LIFTS NORTHEAST. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-058-074-075-079>082-258-032200- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 412 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013 /312 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FIRST 12 HOURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ029-032200- /O.EXA.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...TATUM 312 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY. * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ033-034-TXZ050-059>063-067>070-032200- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER- ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 412 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013 /312 AM MST THU JAN 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW * TIMING...TODAY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
122 WWUS44 KMAF 032047 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 247 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TODAY AND TONIGHT WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER... WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW THROUGH TONIGHT OVER LEA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .COLD AIR IS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE REGION TONIGHT... MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT THE ENTIRE REGION. NARROW BANDS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW HAVE ALREADY MOVED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE TRANS PECOS AND HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS TODAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO 1 TO 2 INCHES SO FAR DUE TO EVAPORATION AND COOLING OF THE COLUMN. HOWEVER..SNOWFALL WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD INTO THE EVENING WITH THE EMPHASIS FOR MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHIFTING SOUTH TO THE DAVIS AND GLASS MOUNTAINS. THESE BANDS WILL THEN SPREAD NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN OVERNIGHT. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. TXZ063-068>070-041200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY... RANKIN...BIG LAKE 247 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ027-028-TXZ057-058-074-075-079>082-258-041200- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 247 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013 /147 PM MST THU JAN 3 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TXZ045>048-051>053-041200- /O.EXA.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ GAINES-DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER... STANTON...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY 247 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THROUGH TONIGHT... * EVENT...MODERATE SNOW * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ050-059>062-067-041200- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- ANDREWS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...ANDREWS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...MONAHANS 247 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013 /147 PM MST THU JAN 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...MODERATE SNOW * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
952 WWUS44 KMAF 040432 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1032 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER AND THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW TONIGHT OVER LEA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .COLD AIR IS IN PLACE ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVING OVER THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FROM THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...EAST INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN TONIGHT. 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-058-063-068>070-074-075-079>082-258-041200- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...GARDEN CITY...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1032 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013 /932 PM MST THU JAN 3 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-041200- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1200Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS 1032 PM CST THU JAN 3 2013 /932 PM MST THU JAN 3 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...MODERATE SNOW * TIMING...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY IMPACT THE AREA CAUSING HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
443 WWUS44 KMAF 041023 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 423 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR AREAS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER AND THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING OVER LEA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES NORTHEAST. HOWEVER, HEAVY SNOW THAT FELL OVERNIGHT ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA WILL MAKE TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SOME LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER...AS WELL AS IN UPTON AND REAGAN COUNTIES...WITH LESSER AMOUNTS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF AROUND AN INCH IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN THROUGH THIS MORNING. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-058-063-068>070-074-075-079>082-258-041500- /O.EXT.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...GARDEN CITY...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 423 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 /323 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... * EVENT...SNOW. * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR DETERIORATING AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY...MAKE SURE YOUR VEHICLE IS WINTERIZED AND IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-041500- /O.EXT.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1500Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS 423 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 /323 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS MORNING... * EVENT...MODERATE SNOW * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
914 WWUS44 KMAF 041522 AAA WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 922 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 ...SNOWS ARE COMING TO AN END AND ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRED ... .THE STRONG SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO AREA IS JUST TO THE NORTH AND THE PROBABILITY OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS DECREASED. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET OUT OF THE MID 30S IN MOST PLACES TODAY AND THUS ICY AND SNOW PACKED AREAS WILL PERSIST ON ROADWAYS AND EXPOSED SURFACES. ALSO IN THE MOUNTAINS AREAS OF FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ANY MELTING TODAY WILL LIKELY RE-FREEZE TONIGHT CONTINUING THE CONCERNS FOR SLICK ROADWAYS THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-058-063-068>070-074-075-079>082-258-041630- /O.EXP.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...GARDEN CITY...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 922 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 /822 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS MOSTLY ENDED AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL PERSIST IN SOME AREAS AND FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS. CAUTION IS ADVISED...SOME ROADWAYS ARE STILL CLOSED ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-041630- /O.EXP.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1500Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS 922 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 /822 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...HOWEVER ICE AND SNOW STILL REMAINS ON SOME ROADS AND CAUTION IS ADVISED WITH SOME ROADWAYS STILL CLOSED ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS. $$
284 WWUS44 KMAF 041539 CCA WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 937 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 ...SNOWS ARE COMING TO AN END AND ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... .THE STRONG SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO AREA IS JUST TO THE NORTH AND THE PROBABILITY OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAS DECREASED. TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO GET OUT OF THE MID 30S IN MOST PLACES TODAY AND THUS ICY AND SNOW PACKED AREAS WILL PERSIST ON ROADWAYS AND EXPOSED SURFACES. ALSO IN THE MOUNTAINS AREAS OF FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON. ANY MELTING TODAY WILL LIKELY RE-FREEZE TONIGHT CONTINUING THE CONCERNS FOR SLICK ROADWAYS THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. NMZ027-028-TXZ057-058-063-068>070-074-075-079>082-258-041630- /O.EXP.KMAF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...VAN HORN...PECOS...GARDEN CITY...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON... SANDERSON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 937 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 /837 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2013/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SNOW HAS MOSTLY ENDED AND THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL PERSIST IN SOME AREAS AND FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL REMAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS. CAUTION IS ADVISED...SOME ROADWAYS ARE STILL CLOSED ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS. $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>062-067-041630- /O.EXP.KMAF.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130104T1500Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL-LOVING- WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...ANDREWS...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT... ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS 937 AM CST FRI JAN 4 2013 /837 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2013/ ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...HOWEVER ICE AND SNOW STILL REMAINS ON SOME ROADS AND CAUTION IS ADVISED WITH SOME ROADWAYS STILL CLOSED ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 2, 3:14 PM CST, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 3:14 PM CST, 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
314 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013
.DISCUSSION...
AN EXTENSIVE PERIOD OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL AFFECT SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS OVER THE NEXT 36 TO 48 HOURS. WILL ISSUE
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR LOCATIONS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER
BEGINNING TONIGHT AND ENDING FRIDAY MORNING...WITH A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY ALONG AND WEST OF A HOBBS TO MIDLAND TO BIG LAKE LINE FOR
THE SAME TIME PERIOD. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 8
INCHES IN THE WARNING AREA WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES. IN
THE ADVISORY AREA...WHICH INCLUDES MIDLAND AND ODESSA...1 TO 3
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE.
IT APPEARS THE INGREDIENTS ARE COMING TOGETHER FOR A FAIRLY
SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
WEST TEXAS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AN EXTENSIVE SURFACE
RIDGE EXTENDED FROM CANADA TO MEXICO...WITH ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH
DROPPING SOUTH IN LONGITUDINAL FLOW ON THE BACKSIDE OF AN UPPER
TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. PLAINS POISED TO SEND ANOTHER CHILLY
AIRMASS SOUTH INTO THE REGION. SNOW COVERED MUCH OF THE PLAINS FROM
CANADA...SOUTH INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WHICH WILL HELP KEEP THE
NEXT AIRMASS FROM MODERATING RAPIDLY. BY THURSDAY MORNING...THE
SURFACE RIDGE WILL BE NOSING WELL INTO THE FORECAST AREA WITH
EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW ON THE INCREASE. MEANWHILE...A COMPACT AND
POWERFUL CUTOFF LOW CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD OVER THE NORTHERN
BAJA PENINSULA WILL TURN MORE TO THE EAST AND HEAD FOR THE REGION.
EXPECT COLD AIR ADVECTION AT THE SURFACE WILL BE THE MAIN SOURCE OF
COOLING OVER THE NORTHERN CWA...BUT PRECIPITATION BREAKING OUT AHEAD
OF THE OPENING CUTOFF LOW WILL MOISTEN/COOL THE COLUMN FROM ALOFT
AND AS PRECIPITATION BREAKS OUT...COOL SURFACE TEMPERATURES.
AS LOW LEVEL UPSLOPE FLOW COMBINES WITH INCREASING MID AND UPPER
LEVEL LIFT AHEAD OF A STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND WITHIN THE
ENTRANCE REGION OF A 100+KT H25 JET...LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL
DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTH AND NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE LINES OF THE
LATEST CANADIAN AND ECMWF MODEL OUTPUT. INITIALLY...A DRY SUB CLOUD
LAYER WILL HAVE TO BE OVERCOME...BUT THINK THIS WILL OCCUR RAPIDLY
OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS...AND ESPECIALLY IN THE DAVIS...GLASS AND
CHINATI MOUNTAINS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE A MIX OF RAIN...
SLEET AND SNOW ALONG THE RIO GRANDE FROM NEAR THE BIG BEND REGION TO
TERRELL COUNTY...BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERYWHERE ELSE PRECIPITATION
STARTS OUT AS...OR TRANSITIONS QUICKLY TO...SNOW. THE SURFACE RIDGE
WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD SOUTH DURING THE DAY...WHICH WILL CONTINUE
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND ENHANCE UPSLOPE FLOW WHILE SKIES BECOME
OVERCAST AND HINDER ANY DAYTIME HEATING. CROSS SECTIONS FROM
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA SHOW GOOD LIFT IN THE
FAVORED DENDRITIC GROWTH LAYER TRAVERSING THE AREA...WHICH LEADS
ONE TO BELIEVE SEVERAL BANDS OF SNOW COULD DEVELOP AND STREAK
EAST/NORTHEASTWARD OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS EARLY ON...WITH SOME OF
THESE BANDS SPREADING INTO THE TRANS PECOS AND PERMIAN BASIN IN
THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SINCE PWATS WILL BE NEAR 0.5 INCH FROM
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND SOUNDINGS ARE INDICATED TO
STAY BELOW FREEZING FOR THE DURATION...THINK 4 TO 6 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE 1ST 12 HOURS OF THE WARNING...
03/06Z TO 03/18Z...WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER. STORM TOTAL
ACCUMULATIONS...THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...LOOK TO BE 4 TO 8 INCHES
WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 10 INCHES.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS FURTHER NORTH/NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN INITIALLY DUE TO THE DRY SUBCLOUD
LAYER...WITH THE NORTHERN FRINGE OF THE DEFORMATION ZONE...OVER
THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...BEING THE CUTOFF FOR PRECIPITATION.
HOWEVER...THINK LOCATIONS JUST EAST OF THE PECOS RIVER COULD SEE 1
TO 2 INCHES OF SNOW THURSDAY MORNING WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
OCCURRING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. AS FAR AS THE PERMIAN BASIN IS
CONCERNED...VERY LIGHT SNOW MAY OCCUR AS EARLY AS 03/12Z...THEN
PICKUP DURING THE DAY THURSDAY AND LAST THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. 1
TO 3 INCHES OF STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY
AREA AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER...IF SOME OF THE BETTER DYNAMICS WITH
THIS SYSTEM MOVE FURTHER NORTHEAST...MORE OF THE SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO PLAINS...AND PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN COULD SEE
HEAVIER SNOW...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT. IT APPEARS SNOWFALL
WILL TAPER OFF EARLY FRIDAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE OCCURRING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION ENDS AS FORECAST
SOUNDINGS INDICATE MID CLOUD MOVING OUT OF THE REGION AND THE
COLDEST TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER CLOUDS BEING -6C TO -10C. FOR
SIMPLICITY'S SAKE...HAVE LEFT THE MODE OF PRECIPITATION AS ALL
SNOW FRIDAY MORNING...BUT THIS COULD CHANGE IN LATER FORECASTS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD THURSDAY...THEN STAY ON THE COLD SIDE
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...PARTICULARLY IN THE MORNINGS WHERE SNOW COVER
EXISTS. WILL NOT INCLUDE ANY MORE PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE
EXTENDED AND WILL WARM TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY. ANOTHER
LARGE UPPER STORM SYSTEM TAKES SHAPE EARLY NEXT WEEK OVER THE
EASTERN PACIFIC AND HEADS EAST. WE SHOULD SEE ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF IT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
ANDREWS TX 23 35 21 41 / 20 50 40 20
BIG SPRING TX 24 37 23 42 / 10 30 30 20
CARLSBAD NM 25 33 21 42 / 50 60 50 20
DRYDEN TX 33 37 26 40 / 60 90 80 20
FORT STOCKTON TX 29 36 22 42 / 40 80 70 20
GUADALUPE PASS TX 22 28 16 39 / 60 70 70 20
HOBBS NM 23 34 21 41 / 20 50 30 20
MARFA TX 24 29 18 38 / 60 100 70 20
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 24 36 19 40 / 20 60 50 20
ODESSA TX 23 35 21 40 / 20 70 60 20
WINK TX 23 34 23 43 / 30 70 70 20
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... EDDY COUNTY PLAINS...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MST
FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...
SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY.
TX...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT CST /11 PM MST/ TONIGHT TO 6
AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... BIG
BEND AREA...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...PECOS...PRESIDIO VALLEY...
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS...TERRELL...VAN HORN
AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... ANDREWS...CRANE...ECTOR...
GLASSCOCK...LOVING...MIDLAND...REAGAN...UPTON...WARD...
WINKLER.
&&
12/67Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 3:18 PM CST, 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 318 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-031200- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD-MITCHELL- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 318 PM CST WED JAN 2 2013 /218 PM MST WED JAN 2 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD NORTH LATE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHWEST TEXAS FROM THE RIO GRANDE RIVER TO THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN INCLUDING MUCH OF EDDY AND LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH UP TO AN INCH IN THE LOWLANDS NEAR THE PECOS AND RIO GRANDE RIVERS. A WINTER STORM WARNING OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REST OF WEST TEXAS AND MUCH OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THURSDAY AND CONTINUE THURSDAY NIGHT. SEVERAL INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED IN MOST AREAS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 6 INCHES IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS MOST AREAS SOUTH AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER...WITH UP TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE GUADALUPE...DAVIS AND CHISOS MOUNTAINS. ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN INCLUDING SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...1 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIDLAND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:17 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | MAF | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 3:58 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 11 more | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.