Alert archive / Texas / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this blizzard warning at Dec 25, 2015, 1:43 PM CST for 5 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 26, 2015, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 33 hr. 27 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
- Dec 25, 2015, 1:43 PM CST (19:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2015, 3:28 AM CST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Martin County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 11:15 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Artesia, NM | FIVE INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED. |
| Dec 26, 11:52 PM CST | SNOW 0 | 3 N Artesia, NM | THREE FOOT DRIFTS IN COTTONWOOD. |
| Dec 26, 11:52 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Carlsbad, NM | 1 FOOT DRIFTS IN TOWN. |
| Dec 26, 11:52 PM CST | SNOW 0 | Carlsbad, NM | FIVE INCHES OF SNOW IN NW CARLSBAD. |
| Dec 27, 5:10 AM CST | SNOW 0 | Carlsbad, NM | EIGHT INCHES OF SNOW IN NW CARLSBAD WITH TWO FOOT DRIFTS. |
| Dec 27, 8:55 AM CST | SNOW 18 | 13 E Loving, NM | ESTIMATED 18+ INCHES OF SNOW WITH DRIFTS GREATER THAN 6 FEET |
| Dec 27, 10:14 AM CST | SNOW 16 | 3 N Artesia, NM | SNOW DRIFTS OF 3-8 FEET |
| Dec 27, 10:15 AM CST | SNOW 12 | 10 Nw Carlsbad, NM | SNOW DRIFTS OF 2-5 FEET |
| Dec 27, 10:15 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Queen, NM | 5 FOOT DRIFTS |
| Dec 27, 10:17 AM CST | SNOW 12 | Loving, NM | 3 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS |
| Dec 27, 10:18 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Otis, NM | SNOW DRIFTS OF 2-3 FEET |
| Dec 27, 10:18 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Artesia, NM | 2 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS |
| Dec 27, 10:19 AM CST | SNOW 10.4 | Carlsbad, NM | |
| Dec 27, 10:50 AM CST | SNOW 14 | Artesia, NM | 2-3 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS |
| Dec 27, 11:54 AM CST | SNOW 5 | Hobbs, NM | 1-2 FOOT SNOW DRIFTS |
| Dec 27, 4:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | Seminole, TX | |
| Dec 27, 4:35 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Hobbs, NM | |
| Dec 27, 6:00 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Andrews, TX | |
| Dec 27, 6:25 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | Eunice, NM | ALSO MEASURED A DRIFT OF 3 FEET |
| Dec 27, 6:33 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 13.2 | 2 Nw Carlsbad, NM | |
| Dec 27, 6:40 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 24 | Queen, NM | AROUND 2 FEET OF SNOW WITH DRIFTS TO 6-7 FEET |
| Dec 27, 7:35 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 17 | Artesia, NM | |
| Dec 27, 7:53 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 3 N Artesia, NM | MEASURED IN COTTONWOOD |
| Dec 27, 7:57 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 3 S Carlsbad, NM | DRIFTS OVER 5 FEET |
| Dec 27, 8:15 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Seminole, TX | |
| Dec 27, 9:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Lamesa, TX | SNOW MEASURED ON TOP OF ESTIMATED 0.5 INCH ICE/SLEET |
| Dec 27, 10:30 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 15 | 4 E Eunice, NM | ALONG SH 176 AT THE TX/NM STATE LINE |
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, 7.7 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
- 1644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
671 WWUS44 KMAF 251943 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 143 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND BRINGING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOW. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLOW THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNSET. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SATURDAY INITIALLY AS RAIN AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND WILL MAKE FOR VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND ALSO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ACROSS WEST TEXAS OR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY IS DISCOURAGED. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-050-258-260345- /O.UPG.KMAF.BZ.A.0001.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.BZ.W.0001.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- ANDREWS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 143 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 /1243 PM MST FRI DEC 25 2015/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS GREATER THAN 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TXZ046>048-051>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079-080-260345- /O.UPG.KMAF.WS.A.0004.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WS.W.0008.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-SCURRY-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...GAIL...SNYDER...STANTON... BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA 143 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY 3 TO 6 INCHES... EXCEPT ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES FOR THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN. SNOW DRIFTS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 10 DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
978 WWUS44 KMAF 260921 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 321 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND BRINGING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOW. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BLOW THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE DAY SATURDAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNSET. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA SATURDAY INITIALLY AS RAIN AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND WILL MAKE FOR VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND ALSO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ACROSS WEST TEXAS OR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. TXZ046-047-051-262200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WS.W.0008.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KMAF.BZ.W.0001.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ DAWSON-BORDEN-MARTIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAMESA...GAIL...STANTON 321 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS GREATER THAN 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR 0 DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-050-258-262200- /O.CON.KMAF.BZ.W.0001.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- ANDREWS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 321 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 /221 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2015/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY... * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS GREATER THAN 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TXZ048-052-053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079-080-262200- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0008.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ SCURRY-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA 321 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 10 DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 VERY 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. && STROBIN $$
199 WWUS44 KMAF 261932 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 132 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND SUNDAY BRINGING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND HEAVY SNOW. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW FREEZING AFTER SUNSET. PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE AREA THIS EVENING INITIALLY AS RAIN AND TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. STRONG WIND WILL MAKE FOR VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND ALSO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. SNOW DRIFTS ARE EXPECTED. TRAVEL ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO LATE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY MONDAY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050-051-258-271100- /O.CON.KMAF.BZ.W.0001.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...ANDREWS...STANTON... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 132 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 /1232 PM MST SAT DEC 26 2015/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 8 TO 14 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS GREATER THAN 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TXZ048-052-053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079-080-271100- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0008.151227T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ SCURRY-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA 132 PM CST SAT DEC 26 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 10 DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 VERY 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. && $$
655 WWUS44 KMAF 271059 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 459 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TODAY BRINGING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW. HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WIND WILL MAKE FOR VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND ALSO CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY MONDAY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050-051-258-280015- /O.CON.KMAF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...ANDREWS...STANTON... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 459 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 /359 AM MST SUN DEC 27 2015/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 55 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS GREATER THAN 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND COULD BECOME IMPOSSIBLE IN THESE CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TXZ048-052-053-057>063-067>070-074-075-079-080-280015- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ SCURRY-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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...PRESIDIO...MARFA 459 AM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW COULD DROP TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 10 DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS ROADS BECOME ICY AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 VERY 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. && $$ STROBIN
333 WWUS44 KMAF 271939 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 139 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WEST TEXAS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY... .A MAJOR WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND SNOW TO THE AREA. ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. A STRONG WIND WILL MAKE FOR VERY COLD WIND CHILLS AND MAY CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THROUGH EARLY MONDAY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. TXZ079-080-272045- /O.CAN.KMAF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESIDIO...MARFA 139 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS PRESIDIO COUNTY. $$ NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050-051-258-281100- /O.CON.KMAF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...ANDREWS...STANTON... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 139 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 /1239 PM MST SUN DEC 27 2015/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 5 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS NEAR ZERO DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. && $$ TXZ048-052-053-057>063-067>070-074-075-281100- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON 139 PM CST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. * WINDS AND VISIBILITY...NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW DRIFTS UP TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE. * WIND CHILLS...THE COMBINATION OF STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 0 TO 10 DEGREES AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AS ROADS ARE ICY AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
409 WWUS44 KMAF 280928 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 328 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .THE STORM SYSTEM THAT PRODUCED THE HISTORIC WINTER WEATHER HAS MOVED INTO NORTHEAST TEXAS. ANY RESIDUAL SNOW FLURRIES WILL END BY SUNRISE. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050-051-258-281030- /O.CAN.KMAF.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...ANDREWS...STANTON... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 328 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 /228 AM MST MON DEC 28 2015/ ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO A FEW SNOW FLURRIES AND SHOULD END BY SUNRISE. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ROADS WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH AT LEAST THE MORNING HOURS. $$ TXZ048-052-053-057>063-067>070-074-075-281030- /O.CAN.KMAF.WS.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151228T1200Z/ SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SNYDER...BIG SPRING...COLORADO CITY... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...GARDEN CITY...MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN... BIG LAKE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON 328 AM CST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF TO A FEW SNOW FLURRIES AND SHOULD END BY SUNRISE. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ROADS WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS THROUGH AT LEAST THE MORNING HOURS. $$ STROBIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 4:01 AM CST | Blizzard Watch | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 10 hr |
| Dec 25, 1:43 PM CST | Winter Storm Warning | MAF | Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Glasscock, Howard and 10 more | 62 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.