Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2015
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 7, 2015, 3:00 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 7, 2015, 5:00 AM MST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2015, 3:00 AM MST (10:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2015, 5:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2015, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:03 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 0 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
839 WWUS74 KMAF 071000 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 400 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. AS A RESULT...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE GUADALUPE AND...TO A LESSER EXTENT...THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTH. NMZ027-TXZ258-072200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0001.150107T1500Z-150108T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.150107T1200Z-150108T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 300 AM MST WED JAN 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 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. && $$ TXZ057-072200- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.150107T1200Z-150108T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 400 AM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
456 WWUS74 KMAF 072032 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 232 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO TODAY. AS A RESULT...STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE GUADALUPE AND...TO A LESSER EXTENT...THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTH. NMZ027-TXZ258-080300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 132 PM MST WED JAN 7 2015 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 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. && $$ TXZ057-080300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 232 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...HIGH WINDS. * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
570 WWUS74 KMAF 080028 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 628 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR EDDY COUNTY AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .REPORTS OF FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF EDDY COUNTY AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL LEAD TO SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS THE NEXT FEW HOURS. A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO HAS RESULTED IN STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND...TO A LESSER EXTENT...THE DELAWARE MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTH. NMZ027-TXZ258-080500- /O.NEW.KMAF.ZF.Y.0001.150108T0028Z-150108T0500Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T0300Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 528 PM MST WED JAN 7 2015 ...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE. STRONG WINDS. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE UNTIL 10 PM MST. * IMPACTS...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL RESULT IN SLICK ICY AREAS. ONLY MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. IN ADDITION STRONG WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES 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 FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR FROST ON BRIDGE DECKS CAUSING SLIPPERY ROADS. && $$ NMZ028-080500- /O.NEW.KMAF.ZF.Y.0001.150108T0028Z-150108T0500Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 528 PM MST WED JAN 7 2015 ...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. * EVENT...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE. * TIMING...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE UNTIL 10 PM MST. * IMPACTS...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL RESULT IN SLICK ICY AREAS. ONLY MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR FROST ON BRIDGE DECKS CAUSING SLIPPERY ROADS. && $$ TXZ057-080300- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 628 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...VERY WINDY. * TIMING...UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
883 WWUS74 KMAF 080318 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 918 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR EDDY COUNTY AND THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .REPORTS OF FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF EDDY COUNTY INCLUDING OVER PORTIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL LEAD TO SLICK SPOTS ON ROADWAYS. NMZ027-TXZ258-080500- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150108T0300Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T0500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 818 PM MST WED JAN 7 2015 ...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... * EVENT...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE. * TIMING...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE UNTIL 10 PM MST. * IMPACTS...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL RESULT IN SLICK ICY AREAS. ONLY MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN AFFECTED AREAS PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR FROST ON BRIDGE DECKS CAUSING SLIPPERY ROADS. && $$ TXZ057-080430- /O.EXP.KMAF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T0300Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VAN HORN 918 PM CST WED JAN 7 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS AND ARE NOT EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ NMZ028-080500- /O.CON.KMAF.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-150108T0500Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 818 PM MST WED JAN 7 2015 ...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... * EVENT...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE. * TIMING...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE UNTIL 10 PM MST. * IMPACTS...FREEZING FOG AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL RESULT IN SLICK ICY AREAS. ONLY MINOR ICE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...1 TO 3 MILES IN AFFECTED AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR FROST ON BRIDGE DECKS CAUSING SLIPPERY ROADS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 3:00 AM MST | Wind Advisory | MAF | 17 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2015High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2015Every high wind warning in 2015
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.