Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2020
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 13, 2020, 1:45 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 13, 2020, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2020, 1:45 AM MST (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2020, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2020, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 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 08:50 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 3:02 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 4 S Pine Springs, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 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
- 3066 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 230 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
922 WWUS74 KMAF 130845 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 245 AM CST Mon Jan 13 2020 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-132100- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0003.200113T1800Z-200114T0000Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 145 AM MST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 5 PM MST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Low flying light aircraft may experience severe turbulence near the mountains. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
474 WWUS74 KMAF 131924 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 124 PM CST Mon Jan 13 2020 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-140000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200114T0000Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 1224 PM MST Mon Jan 13 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...Until 5 PM MST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Low flying light aircraft may experience severe turbulence near the mountains. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.