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High Wind Watch 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Sep 7, 2020, 4:07 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Sep 8, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 7, 2020, 4:07 AM CDT (09:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 8, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Sep 7, 2020, 2:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 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 09:04 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 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 3376 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
294 WWUS74 KMAF 070907 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 407 AM CDT Mon Sep 7 2020 TXZ271-072300- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0021.200909T0000Z-200910T0000Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 307 AM MDT Mon Sep 7 2020 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
178 WWUS74 KMAF 071945 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 245 PM CDT Mon Sep 7 2020 TXZ271-082100- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0021.200909T0000Z-200910T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0036.200909T0000Z-200910T1500Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 145 PM MDT Mon Sep 7 2020 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM MDT THURSDAY FOR GAP WINDS THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS... * WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe Pass. * WHEN...From 6 PM Tuesday to 9 AM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2:45 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 62 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.