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High Wind Warning 23, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 16, 2021Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 16, 2021, 2:28 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 17, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 11 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
Apr 16, 2021, 2:28 AM CDT (07:28 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 17, 2021, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 17, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
In force
11 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 07:26 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, 7.5 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 2021-04-16Temperature 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 2021-04-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
3992 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

133 
WWUS74 KMAF 160728
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
228 AM CDT Fri Apr 16 2021

TXZ271-162030-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0020.210417T0600Z-210417T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0023.210417T0400Z-210417T1600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
128 AM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
MDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From late this evening through Saturday morning.

* 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
3 follow-up statements
441 
WWUS74 KMAF 161846
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
146 PM CDT Fri Apr 16 2021

TXZ271-171115-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.210417T0400Z-210417T1600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
1246 PM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM MDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From late this evening through Saturday morning.

* 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
378 
WWUS74 KMAF 170331
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1031 PM CDT Fri Apr 16 2021

TXZ271-171600-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0023.210417T0500Z-210417T1600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
931 PM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT SATURDAY FOR
GUADALUPE PASS...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Guadalupe Pass.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM MDT Saturday.

* 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
334 
WWUS74 KMAF 170723
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
223 AM CDT Sat Apr 17 2021

TXZ271-171600-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0023.000000T0000Z-210417T1600Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
123 AM MDT Sat Apr 17 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM MDT this morning.

* 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

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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.