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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 9:17 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 S Pine Springs, TX | MULTIPLE 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.
- 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
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.