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High Wind Warning 29, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at May 3, 2021, 3:50 AM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at May 3, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 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
- May 3, 2021, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 3, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2021, 6:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 7 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 08:55 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, 8.8 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
- 4697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
969 WWUS74 KMAF 030850 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 350 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021 TXZ271-032100- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210503T1100Z/ /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0026.210504T0000Z-210504T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0029.210504T0400Z-210504T1100Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 250 AM MDT Mon May 3 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MDT TUESDAY FOR GUADALUPE PASS... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe Pass in Texas. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 5 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution if you must drive. && $$ NMZ027-TXZ270-031000- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.W.0028.000000T0000Z-210503T1100Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Including the cities of Queen and Guadalupe Mountains NP 250 AM MDT Mon May 3 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished below warning criteria. $$ NMZ028-TXZ273-031000- /O.CAN.KMAF.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-210503T1100Z/ Eddy County Plains-Eastern Culberson County- Including the cities of Artesia, Carlsbad, and Carlsbad Caverns NP 350 AM CDT Mon May 3 2021 /250 AM MDT Mon May 3 2021/ ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have diminished below advisory criteria. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf 44
3 follow-up statements
651 WWUS74 KMAF 031922 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 222 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021 TXZ271-040730- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.210504T0400Z-210504T1100Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 122 PM MDT Mon May 3 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM MDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 5 AM MDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
451 WWUS74 KMAF 040835 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 335 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021 TXZ271-041100- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210504T1100Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 235 AM MDT Tue May 4 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MDT today. * IMPACTS...Travel could 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
160 WWUS74 KMAF 041118 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 618 AM CDT Tue May 4 2021 TXZ271-041230- /O.EXP.KMAF.HW.W.0029.000000T0000Z-210504T1100Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 518 AM MDT Tue May 4 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED... Winds at Guadalupe Pass have weakened to below high wind criteria and are expected to remain below criteria so the High Wind Warning has been allowed to expire. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 40 min |
| May 3, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 46 min |
| May 3, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 51 min |
| May 3, 4:07 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 23 min |
| May 3, 4:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 49 min |
| May 3, 4:59 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 46 min | |
| May 3, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 45 min |
| May 3, 5:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 43 min |
| May 3, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Cochran | 25 min |
| May 3, 5:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 48 min |
| May 3, 6:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terry | 24 min |
| May 3, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 67 min |
| May 3, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 51 min |
| May 3, 6:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 36 min |
| May 3, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 62 min |
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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.