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High Wind Warning 34, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 9, 2020Culberson County, Texas

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 9, 3:26 AM CDTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Pine 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2020-06-09Temperature 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2020-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 66 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 2:32 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMAFGaines8 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.