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High Wind Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

November 16, 2021Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Nov 16, 2021, 1:48 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 16, 2021, 9:00 AM MST. 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
Nov 16, 2021, 1:48 AM MST (08:48 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 16, 2021, 9:00 AM MST
Expired
Nov 16, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
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 08:46 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, 8.8 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-11-16Temperature 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-11-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
4594 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

597 
WWUS74 KMAF 160848
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
248 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021

NMZ027-TXZ270-271-170000-
/O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0035.211116T1900Z-211116T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0039.211116T1800Z-211117T0000Z/
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
148 AM MST Tue Nov 16 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM
MST THIS AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 5 PM MST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile
  vehicles. Aviation interests may experience localized but 
  extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows, if flying in 
  the vicinity of the Guadalupe Mountains. Pilots should be alert 
  for standing wave clouds or other evidence of mountain wave 
  activity.

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
2 follow-up statements
302 
WWUS74 KMAF 161548
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
948 AM CST Tue Nov 16 2021

NMZ027-TXZ270-271-170000-
/O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0039.211116T1600Z-211117T0000Z/
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
848 AM MST Tue Nov 16 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM MST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high 
  profile vehicles. Aviation interests may experience localized 
  but extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows, if flying 
  in the vicinity of the Guadalupe Mountains. Pilots should be 
  alert for standing wave clouds or other evidence of mountain 
  wave activity.

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
606 
WWUS74 KMAF 161949
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
149 PM CST Tue Nov 16 2021

NMZ027-TXZ270-271-170000-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0039.000000T0000Z-211117T0000Z/
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
1249 PM MST Tue Nov 16 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

* WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM MST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high 
  profile vehicles. Aviation interests may experience localized 
  but extreme turbulence, or strong downward airflows, if flying 
  in the vicinity of the Guadalupe Mountains. Pilots should be 
  alert for standing wave clouds or other evidence of mountain 
  wave activity.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 15, 8:50 PM MSTRed Flag WarningMAFChaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero22 hr

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.