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High Wind Warning 34, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jun 9, 2020, 2:32 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Jun 9, 2020, 3:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 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
- Jun 9, 2020, 2:32 AM CDT (07:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 9, 2020, 3:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 9, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- 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 07:37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 3:26 AM CDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 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
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 3426 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
142 WWUS74 KMAF 090732 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 232 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2020 TXZ270-271-091600- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0034.200609T0800Z-200609T1600Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 132 AM MDT Tue Jun 9 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...Until 10 AM MDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ NMZ028-029-033-034-TXZ045-091600- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0015.200609T0800Z-200609T1600Z/ Eddy County Plains-Northern Lea County-Central Lea County- Southern Lea County-Gaines- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Tatum, Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal, and Seminole 232 AM CDT Tue Jun 9 2020 /132 AM MDT Tue Jun 9 2020/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Southeast New Mexico Plains, and Gaines County Texas. * WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT /10 AM MDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2:32 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Gaines | 8 hr |
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.