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Winter Weather Advisory 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

December 5, 2017Pecos County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 5, 2017, 3:12 PM CST for Pecos County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Dec 6, 2017, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 5, 2017, 3:12 PM CST (21:12 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 6, 2017, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 7, 2017, 9:00 PM CST
In force
30 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter weather advisory went out at Dec 5, 11:13 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 5, 11:13 AM CST, 3 hours 59 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 5, 2:43 PM CST, 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
243 PM CST Tue Dec 5 2017

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-062045-
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos-
Loving-Winkler-Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-
Davis/Apache Mountains Area-Pecos-Presidio Valley-Marfa Plateau-
Big Bend Area-Terrell-Guadalupe Mountains-
243 PM CST Tue Dec 5 2017 /143 PM MST Tue Dec 5 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A wintry mix of precipitation is expected to develop through late
tonight, but mainly in, and to the east of, the Guadalupe, Delaware,
Apache, Davis and Glass Mountains.  Light ice accumulations could
form on some roads around the mountains, but particularly on the
Interstate 10 and Interstate 20 split in western Reeves County late
tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the Davis and Apache
Mountains Area Wednesday and Wednesday night.  A mix of rain and
freezing rain is expected by sunrise, followed by a changeover to
rain and snow, or all snow by Wednesday afternoon.  Although ice
accumulations will be less than one tenth of an inch, snowfall
amounts of 3-5 inches are expected through Wednesday night.

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Guadalupe, Delaware,
and Glass Mountains, Marfa Plateau, Van Horn/Highway 54 corridor and
western portions of Pecos and Reeves Counties Wednesday and
Wednesday night.  A mix of rain, sleet and snow Wednesday morning
will transition to rain and snow, or all snow by Wednesday
afternoon.  Snowfall amounts of one to three inches are expected in
these areas through wednesday night.

Wintry precipitation is also expected to fall over Southeast New
Mexico and the Permian Basin Wednesday and Wednesday night, but it
appears precipitation will mainly be rain and snow as temperatures
stay just above freezing in most areas.  Snowfall amounts are
expected to be around one inch or less.  Stay tuned to the latest
forecast.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories,
and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in
Midland, can be found on the internet at...
http://weather.gov/midland

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 4:49 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchMAFPecos10 hr
Dec 5, 3:12 PM CSTWinter Storm WarningMAF54 hr

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in Texas, 2017Winter Weather Advisories in New Mexico, 2017Every winter weather advisory 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.