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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 18, 2016

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 18, 2016, 3:50 PM CDT. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 18, 2016, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
Expired: Mar 18, 2016, 4:30 PM CDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The radar

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The text

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 18, 3:57 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	MAF		10 hr
Mar 18, 1:51 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	MAF		20 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Texas, 2016 Every special weather statement 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.