Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2017
High Wind Warning 31, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jun 18, 2017, 3:54 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 18, 2017, 8:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 5 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
- Jun 18, 2017, 3:54 AM MDT (09:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 18, 2017, 8:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2017, 1:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 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 09:57 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, 9.9 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
- 5109 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
908 WWUS74 KMAF 180954 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 454 AM CDT Sun Jun 18 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE EDDY COUNTY PLAINS, REEVES COUNTY AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS, AND VAN HORN AND THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR... .A cold front will move through the region this morning, resulting in a few hours of high winds through the Guadalupe Mountains. Breezy conditions can also be expected on the adjacent plains. NMZ027-TXZ258-181900- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0031.170618T1400Z-170618T1900Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 354 AM MDT Sun Jun 18 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...8 AM this morning to 1 PM MDT this afternoon. * WINDS...Northeast 30 to 45 mph with gusts to around 60 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause power disruptions, hazards to trailers and high profile vehicles and blowing dust that can reduce visibility suddenly to near zero in areas where plowed fields exist. 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. && $$ NMZ028-TXZ057-058-181900- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0023.170618T1400Z-170618T1900Z/ Eddy County Plains-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor- Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Van Horn, and Pecos 454 AM CDT Sun Jun 18 2017 /354 AM MDT Sun Jun 18 2017/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING TO 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ this morning to 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ this afternoon. * WINDS...North 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Secure lawn furniture, garbage cans or other objects which could be blown about by the wind. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 3:54 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 9 hr | |
| Jun 18, 4:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 41 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.