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High Wind Warning 35, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 21, 2017, 5:50 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 9 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
- Oct 21, 2017, 5:50 AM MDT (11:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2017, 3:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 9 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 11:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.8 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
- 442 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -157 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1671 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
734 WWUS74 KMAF 211150 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 650 AM CDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...Strong Winds Expected To Impact The Guadalupe Mountains Today... .Mid level westerly winds have increased over the area ahead of an upper level storm system. As a result, strong westerly winds will affect the Guadalupe Mountains through much of the day. NMZ027-TXZ258-212100- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0035.171021T1150Z-171021T2100Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 550 AM MDT Sat Oct 21 2017 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM MDT THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a High Wind Warning, which is in effect until 3 PM MDT this afternoon. * TIMING...This morning into through early afternoon. * WINDS...West 35 to 45 mph and gusts to 65 mph. * IMPACTS...Be especially careful driving through Guadalupe Pass. People driving high-profile vehicles should strongly consider postponing travel 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 25 min |
| Oct 21, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 44 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.