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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 18, 2021Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 18, 2021, 2:03 PM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 18, 2021, 9:46 PM CST. It was in force for 26 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
Jan 18, 2021, 2:03 PM CST (20:03 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 18, 2021, 9:46 PM CST
Expired
Jan 20, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
In force
26 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 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 19, 9:17 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 635 S Pine Springs, TXMULTIPLE OBSERVATIONS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-01-18Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-01-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
4186 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

950 
WWUS74 KMAF 182003
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
203 PM CST Mon Jan 18 2021

TXZ271-191130-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0002.210119T0600Z-210120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.210119T0600Z-210120T0600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
103 PM MST Mon Jan 18 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM
MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Guadalupe Pass.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 PM MST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for motorists
  driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and 
  tractor trailers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/maf
3 follow-up statements
927 
WWUS74 KMAF 190346
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
946 PM CST Mon Jan 18 2021

TXZ271-191045-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0002.210119T0346Z-210120T0600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
846 PM MST Mon Jan 18 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Guadalupe Pass.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM MST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for 
  motorists driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, 
  and tractor trailers. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/maf
797 
WWUS74 KMAF 190941
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
341 AM CST Tue Jan 19 2021

TXZ271-200000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210120T0600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
241 AM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Guadalupe Pass.

* WHEN...Until 11 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for motorists
  driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and tractor
  trailers.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around
trees and branches. Use caution if you must drive.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/maf
422 
WWUS74 KMAF 192051
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
251 PM CST Tue Jan 19 2021

TXZ271-200600-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210120T0600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
151 PM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 11 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds could make driving difficult for motorists
  driving high profile vehicles such as campers, vans, and tractor
  trailers.

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

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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.