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High Wind Warning 17, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 26, 2021Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas

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.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 26, 1:51 PM MDTNON-TSTM WND GST 595 S Pine Springs, TXGUADALUPE 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-03-26Temperature 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-03-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 364 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 26, 2:14 AM MDTRed Flag WarningMAFChaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero19 hr
Mar 26, 12:48 PM MDTHigh Wind WatchMAFEddy14 hr

Nearby

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.