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High Wind Warning 10, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

February 28, 2021Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 28, 2021, 3:14 AM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 28, 2021, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 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
Feb 28, 2021, 3:14 AM CST (09:14 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 28, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 1, 2021, 6:00 AM CST
In force
12 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 09:13 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, 9.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-02-28Temperature 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 2021-02-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
5500 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

126 
WWUS74 KMAF 280914
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
314 AM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

TXZ271-282300-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0008.210301T0000Z-210301T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0010.210301T0000Z-210301T1200Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
214 AM MST Sun Feb 28 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
MST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas.

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Monday.

* 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
614 
WWUS74 KMAF 282035
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
235 PM CST Sun Feb 28 2021

TXZ271-011200-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0010.210301T0000Z-210301T1200Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
135 PM MST Sun Feb 28 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 5 AM MST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, mainly Guadalupe Pass. 

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM MST Monday.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile
  vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. Use caution 
if you must drive.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/maf

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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.