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High Wind Warning 24, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 17, 2016

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at May 17, 2016, 2:52 PM CDT. It took effect at May 17, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT. 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
May 17, 2016, 2:52 PM CDT (19:52 UTC)
In effect from
May 17, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 18, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The text

As transmitted.

210 
WWUS74 KMAF 171952
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
252 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY
MORNING FOR GUADALUPE PASS...

STRONG GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS TONIGHT AND
EARLY WEDNESDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL QUICKLY
DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ258-181200-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0016.160518T0300Z-160518T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0024.160518T0000Z-160518T1500Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
252 PM CDT TUE MAY 17 2016 /152 PM MDT TUE MAY 17 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ WEDNESDAY...


* TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MID WEDNESDAY MORNING

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 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. 

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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
223 
WWUS74 KMAF 180828
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
328 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR GUADALUPE
PASS...

STRONG GAP WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS UNTIL EARLY
WEDNESDAY THEN QUICKLY DIMINISH BY SUNRISE.

TXZ258-181200-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160518T1200Z/
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS
328 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2016 /228 AM MDT WED MAY 18 2016/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT /6 AM MDT/ THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT FOR 
  MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS CAMPERS...VANS 
  AND TRACTOR TRAILERS. 

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 17, 1:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis52 min
May 17, 1:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio63 min
May 17, 1:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane49 min
May 17, 2:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF51 min
May 17, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Upton60 min
May 17, 2:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan65 min
May 17, 2:59 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFReagan, Upton31 min
May 17, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan62 min
May 17, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan, Upton62 min
May 17, 4:20 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFReagan3 hr
May 17, 4:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan32 min
May 17, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane50 min
May 17, 4:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton60 min
May 17, 4:51 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton24 min
May 17, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos41 min

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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.