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High Wind Warning 40, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

November 17, 2021Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Nov 17, 2021, 2:47 AM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 17, 2021, 11:00 PM CST. 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 17, 2021, 2:47 AM CST (08:47 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 17, 2021, 11:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 18, 2021, 7:00 AM CST
In force
8 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 08:53 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-11-17Temperature 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 2021-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
3872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

716 
WWUS74 KMAF 170847
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
247 AM CST Wed Nov 17 2021

TXZ271-180000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0040.211118T0500Z-211118T1300Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
147 AM MST Wed Nov 17 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
MST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

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

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM MST Thursday.

* 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
2 follow-up statements
669 
WWUS74 KMAF 172036
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
236 PM CST Wed Nov 17 2021

NMZ027-TXZ270-180845-
/O.NEW.KMAF.FZ.W.0007.211118T0900Z-211118T1500Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the cities of Queen and Guadalupe Mountains NP
136 PM MST Wed Nov 17 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM MST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.

* WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In 
  Texas, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

TXZ271-180845-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.211118T0500Z-211118T1300Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
136 PM MST Wed Nov 17 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM MST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

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

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM MST Thursday.

* 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
351 
WWUS74 KMAF 181050
NPWMAF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
450 AM CST Thu Nov 18 2021

NMZ027-TXZ270-181500-
/O.CON.KMAF.FZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-211118T1500Z/
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-
Including the cities of Queen and Guadalupe Mountains NP
350 AM MST Thu Nov 18 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected.

* WHERE...In New Mexico, Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. In 
  Texas, Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM MST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

TXZ271-181300-
/O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0040.000000T0000Z-211118T1300Z/
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs
350 AM MST Thu Nov 18 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

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

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 6 AM MST Thursday.

* 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 17, 2:36 PM CSTFreeze WarningMAFCulberson18 hr

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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.