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Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this winter storm warning at Jan 21, 2015, 2:42 PM CST for 10 counties in Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jan 22, 2015, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 33 hr. 28 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, 2015, 2:42 PM CST (20:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2015, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 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, 10:35 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Odessa, TX | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Artesia, NM | |
| Jan 22, 11:24 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | Hope, NM | |
| Jan 22, 12:22 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Queen, NM | |
| Jan 22, 3:31 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 4 | 12 Wnw Carlsbad, NM | |
| Jan 22, 6:00 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Queen, NM | |
| Jan 22, 8:45 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 21 Wnw Jal, NM | MODERATE SNOW REPORTED ON HWY 128 NEAR MILE MARKER 32 WITH BLOWING SNOW. |
| Jan 22, 9:20 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Hobbs, NM | |
| Jan 22, 10:04 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 4 Ene Odessa, TX | 2 INCHES SINCE SNOW BEGAN THURSDAY MORNING |
| Jan 23, 3:05 AM CST | SNOW 1.9 | Midland International A, TX | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Jan 23, 3:05 AM CST | SNOW 2.3 | Midland International A, TX | SNOWFALL TOTAL SINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Jan 23, 6:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.8 | Carlsbad, NM | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Jan 23, 6:28 AM CST | SNOW 2.4 | Midland International A, TX | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE THUR PM. |
| Jan 23, 6:28 AM CST | SNOW 2.8 | Midland International A, TX | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL SINCE THUR PM. |
| Jan 23, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | Seminole, TX | |
| Jan 23, 6:30 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 1 Nw Midland, TX | |
| Jan 23, 6:48 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Greenwood, TX | MEASURED 4 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION SINCE THURSDAY MORNING. |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.6 | Tatum, NM | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Jan 23, 7:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 38 Se Fort Stockton, TX | |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 1.6 | 1 Sw Tatum, NM | |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Caprock, NM | |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3 | 21 Wnw Jal, NM | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Jan 23, 8:00 AM CST | SNOW 3.8 | 4 Ene Odessa, TX | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Jan 23, 8:25 AM CST | SNOW 6.5 | 33 Wsw Carlsbad, NM | |
| Jan 23, 8:30 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 6 S Artesia, NM | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Jan 23, 8:50 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 12 S Midland, TX | |
| Jan 23, 8:50 AM CST | SNOW 3.2 | 3 Wsw Midland, TX | |
| Jan 23, 9:00 AM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 Wsw Midland, 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 1176 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 355 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
514 WWUS44 KMAF 212042 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 242 PM CST WED JAN 21 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS...THE TRANS PECOS...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS WILL SEE THE CHANGE TO SNOW FIRST...AS WELL AS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. THE TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067-074-075-080-081- 258-221200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WS.A.0002.150122T0600Z-150123T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WS.W.0006.150122T0600Z-150123T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...VAN HORN...PECOS... MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS... ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 242 PM CST WED JAN 21 2015 /142 PM MST WED JAN 21 2015/ ...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 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...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-063-068>070-221200- /O.UPG.KMAF.WS.A.0002.150122T0600Z-150123T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0013.150122T0600Z-150123T1200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 242 PM CST WED JAN 21 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
4 follow-up statements
733 WWUS44 KMAF 221121 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 521 AM CST THU JAN 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS...THE TRANS PECOS...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS RAIN...THE PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY CHANGE OVER TO SNOW THIS MORNING. HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS WILL SEE THE CHANGE TO SNOW FIRST...AS WELL AS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN. THE TRANSITION TO SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY...WITH ALL SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY. TXZ068>070-222100- /O.CAN.KMAF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.WW.Y.0014.150122T1700Z-150123T1200Z/ CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 521 AM CST THU JAN 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 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. && $$ NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067-074-075-080-081- 258-222100- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...VAN HORN...PECOS... MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS... ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 521 AM CST THU JAN 22 2015 /421 AM MST THU JAN 22 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH 6 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-063-222100- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY 521 AM CST THU JAN 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 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. && $$
981 WWUS44 KMAF 222019 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 219 PM CST THU JAN 22 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS...THE TRANS PECOS...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. A TRANSITION FROM A RAIN SNOW MIX TO ALL SNOW IS EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTHEASTERN TERRELL COUNTY WHERE TEMPERATURES SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING TONIGHT. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS UPWARDS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES IN THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY AS TEMPERATURES DROP TONIGHT. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067-074-075-080-081- 258-231200- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...VAN HORN...PECOS... MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS... ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 219 PM CST THU JAN 22 2015 /119 PM MST THU JAN 22 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH UPWARDS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. 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. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-063-231200- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY 219 PM CST THU JAN 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 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. && $$ TXZ068>070-231200- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 219 PM CST THU JAN 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
371 WWUS44 KMAF 231024 WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 424 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS...THE TRANS PECOS...AND NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL EARLY THIS MORNING FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS OF WEST TEXAS... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA THROUGH THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE ADVISORY AND WARNING AREAS ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS WHILE AROUND AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ACROSS OTHER AREAS. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS INCLUDING ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS AS WELL AS REDUCED VISIBILITY. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067-074-075-080-081- 258-231200- /O.CON.KMAF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...VAN HORN...PECOS... MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS... ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP... MARATHON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 424 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 /324 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST /5 AM MST/ EARLY THIS MORNING... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. 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. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-063-231200- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY 424 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TXZ068>070-231200- /O.CON.KMAF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 424 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD ACCUMULATIONS OF 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. && $$
933 WWUS44 KMAF 231133 AAA WSWMAF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 533 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN... ..WINTER STORM WARNING EXTENDED FOR THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN AND PECOS COUNTY UNTIL MID MORNING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXTENDED UNTIL MID MORNING FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AND THE LOW ROLLING PLAINS... .THE LAST OF THE SNOW IS SLOWLY EXITING THE AREA. MOSTLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW IS CONFINED TO AREAS EAST OF A LINE FROM TARZAN TO ODESSA TO NEAR FORT STOCKTON AND IT WILL STILL TAKE UNTIL MID MORNING FOR THE SNOW TO COMPLETELY EXIT THE EASTERN AREAS...THUS THE EXTENSION OF THE WARNING AND ADVISORY. NO MORE THAN AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL SNOW IS EXPECTED. THERE ARE REPORTS OF BLACK ICE AND SNOW PACKED ROADS ACROSS THE AREA...EVEN ON WELL TRAVELED ROADS ALONG WITH LOW VISIBILITIES. CAUTION IS ADVISED IN TRAVELING. NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-057>060-067-074-080-081-258- 231245- /O.CAN.KMAF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150123T1200Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-ANDREWS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-WARD- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE... RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...MONAHANS...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP... PINE SPRINGS 533 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 /433 AM MST FRI JAN 23 2015/ ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. EVEN THOUGH THE SNOW HAS ENDED LOW VISIBILITIES...BLACK ICE..AND SNOW PACKED ROADS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL THIS MORNING. $$ TXZ051-061-062-075-231500- /O.EXT.KMAF.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150123T1500Z/ MARTIN-ECTOR-MIDLAND-PECOS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...STANTON...ODESSA...MIDLAND... FORT STOCKTON 533 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW ENDING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW REMAINING. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ TXZ047-048-052-053-063-231500- /O.EXT.KMAF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150123T1500Z/ BORDEN-SCURRY-HOWARD-MITCHELL-GLASSCOCK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GAIL...SNYDER...BIG SPRING... COLORADO CITY...GARDEN CITY 533 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW ENDING WITH MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW REMAINING. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ TXZ068>070-231500- /O.EXT.KMAF.WW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150123T1500Z/ CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...BIG LAKE 533 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * EVENT...HEAVY SNOW ENDING WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW REMAINING. * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...ICY AND SNOW PACKED ROADS...AS WELL AS VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE INCH OR LESS. 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. && $$
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 21, 10:51 AM CST, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 10:51 AM CST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1051 AM CST Wed Jan 21 2015
.DISCUSSION...
See Aviation Discussion below.
&&
.AVIATION...
Area radars show a wide swath of convection has developed over the
Stockton Plateau, courtesy of a shortwave ahead of the upper
trough currently over central AZ. This should taper off for a
brief VFR window over the srn terminals this afternoon/evening,
before precip redevelops overnight as the upper trough nears. This
will coincide w/a cold front moving in late tonight. Forecast
soundings suggest precip will begin as RA, but then quickly
transition to SN around 12Z Thursday as the column saturates.
Buffer soundings suggest deteriorating cigs/vsbys overnight, to
LIFR most terminals as early as 06Z. Once precip transitions to
SN, visbys should drop considerably.
&&
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 351 AM CST Wed Jan 21 2015/
DISCUSSION...
Water vapor shows a well defined shrtwv trof in AZ along with good
model depiction of a 4h speed max coincident with the noted subsidence
(steep LR/s) across nrn Baja. These features will be the impetus
for the development of scattered SHRA/TSRA this PM. Initial development
will be across Trans Pecos around 18Z. Based on said defined speed max
and broad lift in the 7h-5h omega field we will opt to increase PoPs
across the Lower Trans Pecos between 18Z-24Z today. Into Wed night/early
Thur AM mid level flow will begin to reflect a stronger/cold upper low
that develops across the central Rocky Mtns while dropping s thru wrn
NM. Current fcst has much of the area covered by likely PoPs Wed night.
This may be a little aggressive on the swd and wwd extent, thus we will
make some of the PoP gradients a little tighter. By 12Z Thur there is
good agreement in models that precip will have made a transition to
SN across the nrn parts of SE NM and as the column cools with 546
dam 1000-500mb thickness along I-20 and 540 dam thru SE NM/NW PB,
per cooler ECMWF. There is better agreement in 5h soln of the ECMWF
as it now shows a closed 5h contour around the low at 12Z Thur with
NAM still the outlier/weaker soln. Low level cold advection will occur
thru the day with 85h temps of -2C near I-20 by 18Z and 540 thickness
near I-20 around 18Z. This data is colder sooner than the runs of last
night and therefore with the transition to SN earlier the amounts
may be a little higher. Seems like a slam dunk that it will snow with
the tougher question being how much? Referring back to past cases per
CIPS analog data the 2nd highest similarity goes to the 12/11/98 event
which at the time resulted in a daily record snowfall here at MAF of
9.8". In that case the upper low was farther s and the PWs probably
a little higher, on the other hand this event the column is colder and
there is a strong signal in the cross section showing persistent lift
in the dendritic growth region. Even though grids already have 2-6"
of snow we will nudge amounts up a little more, especially across the
Upper Trans Pecos and GDP/Davis Mtns. The watch looks pretty good, but
will opt to include the rest of Brewster Co and Marfa Plateau. The window
for heaviest snow looks to be from 18Z Thur - 06Z Fri in the western
half and 03Z-12Z Fri in the eastern half, although significant snows
will likely have already occurred in nrn parts of SE NM Thur AM. There
is good agreement that the system will move out e fairly quickly Fri
with slowly moderating temps gaining momentum early next week.
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...WINTER STORM WATCH from this evening through late Thursday night
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Central Lea County...Eddy County
Plains...Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County...Northern Lea
County...Southern Lea County.
TX...WINTER STORM WATCH from late tonight through late Thursday night
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES... Andrews...Big Bend Area...
Borden...Crane...Davis/Apache Mountains Area...Dawson...
Ector...Gaines...Glasscock...Guadalupe Mountains...Howard...
Loving...Marfa Plateau...Martin...Midland...Mitchell...
Pecos...Reagan...Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos...
Scurry...Upton...Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor...Ward...
Winkler.
&&
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http://weather.gov/midlandHazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:55 AM CST, 8 hours 47 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 555 AM CST WED JAN 21 2015 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-221200- 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- 555 AM CST WED JAN 21 2015 /455 AM MST WED JAN 21 2015/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF A LINE FROM BIG SPRING...ODESSA...BALMORHEA TO CANDELARIA. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND BRIEF...HEAVY RAINFALL. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE OVER TO SNOW BEGINNING EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND THE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. THURSDAY NIGHT...SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTH AND EAST TO ALL OF WEST TEXAS EXCEPT MOST OF TERRELL COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND ALL OF WEST TEXAS EXCEPT THE PRESIDIO VALLEY AND TERRELL COUNTY. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS SOME AREAS AND ISOLATED AREAS OF 6 TO 7 INCHES. .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 21, 2:42 PM CST | Winter Weather Advisory | MAF | Borden, Crane, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Reagan and 2 more | 42 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.