Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 5, 2016, 2:35 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Apr 5, 2016, 2:35 PM CDT (19:35 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 6, 2016, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2016, 8:32 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
The text
As transmitted.
682 WWUS74 KMAF 051935 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 235 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 9 AM MDT WEDNESDAY FOR GUADALUPE PASS... ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY FOR THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND THE BIG BEND... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AFTER MIDNIGHT. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT...THEN DIMINISH A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AS HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY BUILDS INTO WEST TEXAS. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. TXZ258-061000- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0011.160406T0600Z-160406T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0016.160406T0600Z-160406T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 235 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /135 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT GUADALUPE PASS WHERE WINDS WILL BE FUNNELED THROUGH THE NARROW GAP IN THE MOUNTAINS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 180/62 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS LIKELY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075- 080>082-061000- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.160406T0600Z-160406T1500Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...VAN HORN...PECOS... MENTONE...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE... MCCAMEY...RANKIN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS...FORT STOCKTON...MARFA... BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...DRYDEN...SANDERSON 235 PM CDT TUE APR 5 2016 /135 PM MDT TUE APR 5 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
3 follow-up statements
947 WWUS74 KMAF 060916 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 416 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM MDT FOR GUADALUPE PASS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THE SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN...TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND THE BIG BEND... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING IS BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AS HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY BUILDS INTO WEST TEXAS. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-058-059-061030- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY- SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES-DAWSON-ANDREWS-MARTIN- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...ANDREWS...STANTON...PECOS...MENTONE 416 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /316 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE STRONGEST POST-FRONTAL WINDS HAVE PASSED. EXPECT DECREASING WINDS THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ TXZ258-061500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 416 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /316 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT GUADALUPE PASS WHERE WINDS WILL BE FUNNELED THROUGH THE NARROW GAP IN THE MOUNTAINS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 180/62 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ TXZ057-060>062-067>069-074-075-080>082-061500- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE- UPTON-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND... MONAHANS...CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...DRYDEN... SANDERSON 416 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /316 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. 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. && $$ RHLUCHAN
206 WWUS74 KMAF 061109 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 609 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM MDT FOR GUADALUPE PASS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ FOR THE STOCKTON PLATEAU...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...DAVIS MOUNTAINS...MARFA PLATEAU...AND THE BIG BEND... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING IS BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL DIMINISH A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AS HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY BUILDS INTO WEST TEXAS. HIGH WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. TXZ060>062-067>069-061215- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-WARD-CRANE-UPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KERMIT...ODESSA...MIDLAND...MONAHANS... CRANE...MCCAMEY...RANKIN 609 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... STRONG WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED. $$ TXZ258-061500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 609 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /509 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * TIMING...THIS MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BE PARTICULARLY HAZARDOUS AT GUADALUPE PASS WHERE WINDS WILL BE FUNNELED THROUGH THE NARROW GAP IN THE MOUNTAINS. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL DRIVING IN THESE MOUNTAINOUS AREAS. ABRUPT CHANGES IN WIND FORCES OCCUR WHEN ROUNDING SHARP TURNS OR PASSING OBSTACLES TO THE WIND RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLES. PEOPLE DRIVING HIGH- PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER POSTPONING TRAVEL ON U.S. HIGHWAY 180/62 THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. 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. && $$ TXZ057-074-075-080>082-061500- /O.CON.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...DRYDEN... SANDERSON 609 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /509 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS OR OTHER OBJECTS WHICH COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT BY THE WIND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
229 WWUS74 KMAF 061332 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 832 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 ...THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY HAVE BEEN CANCELLED... .WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAVE WEAKENED BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA AND WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY ARE BEING CANCELLED. TXZ258-061445- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0016.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 832 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /732 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ACROSS THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS BEING CANCELLED. $$ TXZ057-074-075-080>082-061445- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160406T1500Z/ VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- PECOS-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VAN HORN...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...MARFA...BIG BEND NP...MARATHON...DRYDEN... SANDERSON 832 AM CDT WED APR 6 2016 /732 AM MDT WED APR 6 2016/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND/ODESSA HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS FROM VAN HORN TO FORT STOCKTON AND POINTS SOUTHWARD TO THE RIO GRANDE HAVE WEAKENED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA SO THE ADVISORY IS BEING CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:17 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Howard, Midland, Mitchell, Pecos and 3 more | 19 hr |
| Apr 5, 4:51 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:51 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Loving and 7 more | 28 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.