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High Wind Warning 40, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Oct 14, 2020, 2:12 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 15, 2020, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- Oct 14, 2020, 2:12 PM CDT (19:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 15, 2020, 6:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2020, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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 19:10 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
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 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
- 3679 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
171 WWUS74 KMAF 141912 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 212 PM CDT Wed Oct 14 2020 TXZ271-151030- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0023.201015T1100Z-201015T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0040.201015T1100Z-201015T1800Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 112 PM MDT Wed Oct 14 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON MDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From 5 AM to noon MDT Thursday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
514 WWUS74 KMAF 150625 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 125 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 TXZ271-151700- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.201015T1100Z-201015T1800Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 1225 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO NOON MDT TODAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From 5 AM to noon MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution if you must drive through Guadalupe Pass. && $$ NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-061>063-068>070-075-082-276>278- 151700- /O.NEW.KMAF.WI.Y.0019.201015T0800Z-201015T1700Z/ Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines- Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Ector-Midland- Glasscock-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-Marfa Plateau- Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills- Including the cities of Tatum, Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal, Seminole, Lamesa, Gail, Snyder, Andrews, Stanton, Big Spring, Colorado City, Odessa, Midland, Garden City, Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Big Lake, Fort Stockton, Dryden, Sanderson, Marfa, Fort Davis, and Alpine 125 AM CDT Thu Oct 15 2020 /1225 AM MDT Thu Oct 15 2020/ ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY... * WHAT...Northerly winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast New Mexico, much of the Permian Basin and a large part of the Trans Pecos. * WHEN...Until noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. At times these winds will be accompanied by blowing dust and near open fields and construction sites the visibility could be less than a mile. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 3:18 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Culberson, Dawson, Gaines | 16 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.