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High Wind Watch 24, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 5, 2019Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Oct 5, 2019, 2:50 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 6, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 5, 2019, 2:50 PM CDT (19:50 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 6, 2019, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 6, 2019, 3:28 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Culberson County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 212 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:50 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.

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 Oct 5, 11:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 5, 11:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 5, 2:45 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
245 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2019

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-061945-
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-
245 PM CDT Sat Oct 5 2019 /145 PM MDT Sat Oct 5 2019/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms are possible through late this afternoon across
the Big Bend and Davis Mountains. The strongest storms will be
capable of producing brief gusty winds, small hail, and brief
heavy rainfall. River levels remain elevated along the Rio Grande
around Presidio and on the Pecos around Artesia.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Strong northeast winds are likely through Guadalupe Pass Sunday
night and Monday morning. A high wind watch is in effect.

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

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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.