Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 15, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 26, 2017, 3:21 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Mar 26, 2017, 10:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 10 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, 2017, 3:21 AM MDT (09:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2017, 10:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2017, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:22 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 3487 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
916 WWUS74 KMAF 260921 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 421 AM CDT Sun Mar 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .An upper level storm system will pass over the region on Sunday, resulting in strong westerly winds across the Guadalupe Mountains. NMZ027-TXZ258-262200- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0014.170326T1600Z-170327T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0015.170326T1600Z-170327T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 321 AM MDT Sun Mar 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 8 PM MDT this evening. The High Wind Watch is no longer in effect. * TIMING...Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 with gusts to around 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in these mountainous areas as 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
434 WWUS74 KMAF 261907 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 207 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM UNTIl 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... .An upper level trough passing over the region today will result in high wind across the Guadalupe Mountains. Wind speeds will decrease this evening as the trough moves east. NMZ027-TXZ258-270200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170327T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 107 PM MDT Sun Mar 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Sunday morning through Sunday evening. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 with gusts to around 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in these mountainous areas as these winds could make driving difficult for motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans and tractor trailers. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A High Wind Warning means a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring. Sustained wind speeds of at least 40 mph or gusts of 58 mph or more can lead to property damage. && $$
998 WWUS74 KMAF 270206 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 906 PM CDT Sun Mar 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS HAS EXPIRED... .Wind speeds have decreased significantly this evening, thus the High Wind Warning that was in effect for the Guadalupe Mountains has been allowed to expire. NMZ027-TXZ258-270315- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0015.000000T0000Z-170327T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 806 PM MDT Sun Mar 26 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Wind speeds have decreased significantly this evening, below Warning criteria. Thus, the High Wind Warning has been allowed to expire. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 3:51 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 16 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2017High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2017Every high wind warning in 2017
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.