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Blowing Dust Advisory 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 21, 20186 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this blowing dust advisory at Jan 21, 2018, 1:23 PM CST for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 21, 2018, 1:23 PM CST (19:23 UTC)
Expired: Jan 21, 2018, 6:00 PM CST
In force: 5 hr
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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 blowing dust 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 blowing dust advisory went out at Jan 21, 11:37 AM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 11:37 AM CST, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 4:10 AM CST, 9 hours 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
410 AM CST Sun Jan 21 2018

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-221015-
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-
410 AM CST Sun Jan 21 2018 /310 AM MST Sun Jan 21 2018/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Strong winds will occur today from southeastern New Mexico and the
northwestern Permian Basin to the Davis Mountains. Very windy
conditions are expected across much of the rest of the area. A High
Wind Warning and Wind Advisory are in effect for today.

In addition, widespread critical fire weather conditions will occur
across much of the region and Red Flag Warning is in effect.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

No widespread hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.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.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 21, 3:13 AM CST	Wind Advisory	MAF	Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Glasscock, Howard and 8 more	15 hr

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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.