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High Wind Warning 27, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Apr 27, 2021, 2:28 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 27, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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 27, 2021, 2:28 AM MDT (08:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 27, 2021, 12:00 PM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 8 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 08:30 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
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3529 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
265 WWUS74 KMAF 270828 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 328 AM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-272030- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0024.210427T1800Z-210428T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0027.210427T1800Z-210428T0200Z/ 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 228 AM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM MDT this evening. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
888 WWUS74 KMAF 271906 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 206 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-280200- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0027.000000T0000Z-210428T0200Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 106 PM MDT Tue Apr 27 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:20 PM MDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 25 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:43 PM MDT | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Martin, Midland | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 4:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 4:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Howard, Martin | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 5:21 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 54 min |
| Apr 27, 5:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 5:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 51 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.