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High Wind Warning 49, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Dec 30, 2021, 2:31 AM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 30, 2021, 1:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 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
- Dec 30, 2021, 2:31 AM CST (08:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2021, 1:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2021, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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 08:37 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, 8.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2382 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
677 WWUS74 KMAF 300831 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 231 AM CST Thu Dec 30 2021 NMZ027-300945- /O.CAN.KMAF.HW.A.0045.211230T1900Z-211231T0400Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Including the city of Queen 131 AM MST Thu Dec 30 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... Although it will still be windy the high wind watch has been cancelled. $$ TXZ270-271-302145- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0045.211230T1900Z-211231T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0049.211230T1900Z-211231T0100Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 231 AM CST Thu Dec 30 2021 /131 AM MST Thu Dec 30 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CST /NOON MST/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From 1 PM CST /noon MST/ this afternoon to 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution if you must drive parts of the Guadalupe Mountains.. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
771 WWUS74 KMAF 301904 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 104 PM CST Thu Dec 30 2021 TXZ270-271-311200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0046.220101T0600Z-220102T0600Z/ /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0049.000000T0000Z-211231T0100Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 104 PM CST Thu Dec 30 2021 /1204 PM MST Thu Dec 30 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Wind Warning, west winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. For the High Wind Watch, west winds 40 to 55 mph with gusts up to 75 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...For the High Wind Warning, until 7 PM CST /6 PM MST/ this evening. For the High Wind Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. 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. && $$ NMZ027-311200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0046.220101T0600Z-220102T0600Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Including the city of Queen 1204 PM MST Thu Dec 30 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 70 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Saturday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ 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.