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High Wind Watch 22, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 26, 2019Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at May 26, 2019, 4:45 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at May 27, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2019, 4:45 AM CDT (09:45 UTC)
In effect from
May 27, 2019, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
May 27, 2019, 3:39 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Eddy County, NM, Culberson County, TX

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 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 high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at May 26, 4:45 AM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 4:45 AM CDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 9:26 PM CDT, 7 hours 19 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
926 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-270230-
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-Loving-Winkler-
Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
926 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019 /826 PM MDT Sat May 25 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A few storms will remain possible overnight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Severe thunderstorms are possible again Sunday and Monday along and
east of the dryline. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main
concern. Additionally, strong winds are possible in the higher
elevations of the Guadalupe Mountains Sunday afternoon and evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected.

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...
https://weather.gov/midland

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 25, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton58 min
May 25, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan, Upton42 min
May 25, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan, Upton28 min
May 26, 4:45 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningMAFCulberson17 hr
May 26, 5:09 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMAF24 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Texas, 2019High Wind Watches in New Mexico, 2019Every high wind watch in 2019

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.