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High Wind Warning 17, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Mar 26, 2021, 1:17 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It was in force for 5 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
- Mar 26, 2021, 1:17 PM MDT (19:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2021, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 5 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 19:22 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1:51 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 S Pine Springs, TX | GUADALUPE PASS ASOS |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 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
- 2745 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 364 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 399 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
990 WWUS74 KMAF 261917 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 217 PM CDT Fri Mar 26 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-270730- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0017.210326T1917Z-210327T0000Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.A.0016.210327T1800Z-210328T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 117 PM MDT Fri Mar 26 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, west winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the High Wind Watch, west winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 6 PM MDT this evening. For the High Wind Watch, from Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2:14 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 19 hr |
| Mar 26, 12:48 PM MDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Eddy | 14 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in New Mexico, 2021High Wind Warnings in Texas, 2021Every high wind 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.