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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 26, 2016, 2:23 AM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico; Andrews County, Gaines County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 26, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 12 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
- Mar 26, 2016, 2:23 AM MDT (08:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2016, 9:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2016, 8:32 AM MDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3124 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
284 WWUS74 KMAF 260823 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 323 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS OF WEST TEXAS... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. BEHIND THIS FRONT STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS...CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. TXZ258-262000- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0013.160327T0300Z-160327T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 323 AM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 /223 AM MDT SAT MAR 26 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS ALONG HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
461 WWUS74 KMAF 261857 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 157 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS OF WEST TEXAS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR LEA COUNTY...PARTS OF THE NORTHWEST AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY EASTER MORNING... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. BEHIND THIS FRONT WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY ACROSS LEA COUNTY...PARTS OF THE NORTHWEST AND WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN WITH GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CHANNEL THROUGH THE GUADALUPE PASS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE ADVISORY AREA. TXZ258-271000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.160327T0300Z-160327T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 157 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 /1257 PM MDT SAT MAR 26 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS ALONG HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-060-061-271000- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.160327T0500Z-160327T1000Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- ANDREWS-WINKLER-ECTOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS...KERMIT...ODESSA 157 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 /1257 PM MDT SAT MAR 26 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT TO 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT CDT /11 PM MDT/ TONIGHT TO 5 AM CDT /4 AM MDT/ SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. LAWN FURNITURE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
941 WWUS74 KMAF 270256 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 956 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS OF WEST TEXAS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN FROM 10 PM CDT UNTIL 100 AM CDT... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS FROM 11 PM CDT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SUNDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. BEHIND THIS FRONT, WINDS WILL INCREASE SHARPLY ACROSS LEA COUNTY, THE NORTHWEST PERMIAN BASIN AND GUADALUPE PASS WHERE 35 TO 45 MPH SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH. IN ADDITION, NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH OVER THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-271000- /O.UPG.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.160327T0500Z-160327T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0013.160327T0300Z-160327T0600Z/ NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- ANDREWS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE... JAL...SEMINOLE...ANDREWS 956 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 /856 PM MDT SAT MAR 26 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ SUNDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUST NEAR 60 MPH * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...AND ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 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. && $$ NMZ028-270600- /O.EXB.KMAF.HW.W.0013.160327T0300Z-160327T0600Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP 856 PM MDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS AND TRACTOR TRAILERS...AND ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. 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. && $$ TXZ258-271100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.160327T0300Z-160327T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 956 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 /856 PM MDT SAT MAR 26 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ SUNDAY... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS ALONG HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ058-059-067-271000- /O.EXA.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.160327T0500Z-160327T1000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...MONAHANS 956 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. LAWN FURNITURE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ060-061-271000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.160327T0500Z-160327T1000Z/ WINKLER-ECTOR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KERMIT...ODESSA 956 PM CDT SAT MAR 26 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. LAWN FURNITURE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
896 WWUS74 KMAF 270838 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 338 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS OF WEST TEXAS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS UNTIL 5 AM CDT SUNDAY... .A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND THIS FRONT...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH OVER THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN AND UPPER TRANS PECOS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. TXZ258-271500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160327T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 338 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2016 /238 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS ALONG HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 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. && $$ TXZ058>061-067-271000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160327T1000Z/ REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-WARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PECOS...MENTONE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MONAHANS 338 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OF 45 TO 50 MPH * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITY NEAR OPEN FIELDS AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. LAWN FURNITURE BLOWN AROUND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
143 WWUS74 KMAF 271112 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 612 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MID SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE GUADALUPE PASS OF WEST TEXAS... .A COLD FRONT IS MOVING THROUGH THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND THIS FRONT...STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED AT GUADALUPE PASS. TXZ258-271500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160327T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 612 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2016 /512 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH MID MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS... VANS...AND TRACTOR TRAILERS ALONG HIGHWAY 62/180 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. 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. && $$
030 WWUS74 KMAF 271432 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 932 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2016 ...THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR GUADALUPE PASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGH WINDS AT GUADALUPE PASS ASSOCIATED WITH AN EARLY MORNING COLD FRONT HAS DIMINISHED. WIND SPEED ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TXZ258-271545- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160327T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 932 AM CDT SUN MAR 27 2016 /832 AM MDT SUN MAR 27 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. NORTHEAST WINDS AT GUADALUPE PASS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2:28 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Mar 26, 12:57 PM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Lea | 15 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2016High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016
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.