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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 13, 2020Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 13, 3:02 PM MSTNON-TSTM WND GST 594 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2020-01-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2020-01-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 166 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.