Alert archive / Texas / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 24, 2020, 10:17 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 10 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
- Mar 24, 2020, 10:17 AM CDT (15:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2020, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- 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 15:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3673 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
183 WWUS74 KMAF 241517 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1017 AM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020 NMZ027-TXZ271-250100- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0020.200325T1500Z-200326T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0021.200324T1517Z-200325T0100Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 917 AM MDT Tue Mar 24 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WEDNESDAY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In Texas, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Light low flying aircraft may experience severe turbulence. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ TXZ270-241630- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0020.200325T1500Z-200326T0000Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP 917 AM MDT Tue Mar 24 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... The warning for Wednesday is cancelled. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
2 follow-up statements
261 WWUS74 KMAF 241840 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 140 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020 NMZ027-TXZ271-251000- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0011.200325T1500Z-200326T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200325T0100Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 1240 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, west winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the High Wind Watch, west winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In Texas, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 7 PM MDT this evening. For the High Wind Watch, from Wednesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Light low flying aircraft may experience severe turbulence. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ TXZ270-251000- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0011.200325T1500Z-200326T0000Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP 1240 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2020 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In Texas, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Light low flying aircraft may experience severe turbulence. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
308 WWUS74 KMAF 250124 AAA NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 824 PM CDT Tue Mar 24 2020 NMZ027-TXZ271-251000- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200325T0100Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0011.200325T1500Z-200326T0000Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 724 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2020 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In Texas, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...Wednesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Light low flying aircraft may experience severe turbulence. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. && $$ TXZ270-251000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0011.200325T1500Z-200326T0000Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Including the city of Guadalupe Mountains NP 724 PM MDT Tue Mar 24 2020 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In Texas, Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From Wednesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Light low flying aircraft may experience severe turbulence. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 10:09 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 8 min |
| Mar 24, 1:40 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 14 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2020High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2020Every high wind warning in 2020
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.