Alert archive / New Mexico / Freeze Warnings in 2021
Freeze Warning 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this freeze warning at Nov 17, 2021, 1:36 PM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 18, 2021, 2:00 AM MST. It was in force for 6 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
- Nov 17, 2021, 1:36 PM MST (20:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2021, 2:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Nov 18, 2021, 8:00 AM 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 20:41 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
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3121 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
669 WWUS74 KMAF 172036 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 236 PM CST Wed Nov 17 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-180845- /O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0007.211118T0900Z-211118T1500Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Including the cities of Queen and Guadalupe Mountains NP 136 PM MST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In Texas, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ TXZ271-180845- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.211118T0500Z-211118T1300Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 136 PM MST Wed Nov 17 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
351 WWUS74 KMAF 181050 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 450 AM CST Thu Nov 18 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-181500- /O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211118T1500Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Including the cities of Queen and Guadalupe Mountains NP 350 AM MST Thu Nov 18 2021 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In Texas, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ TXZ271-181300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-211118T1300Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 350 AM MST Thu Nov 18 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 1:47 AM MST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 28 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in New Mexico, 2021Freeze Warnings in Texas, 2021Every freeze warning in 2021
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.