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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 3, 2021, 9:04 PM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It was in force for 12 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2021, 9:04 PM CST (03:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 4, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 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 03:01 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 12:06 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | Pine Springs, TX | |
| Feb 4, 12:34 AM CST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 S Pine Springs, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 3.1 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
- 3601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
327 WWUS74 KMAF 040304 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 904 PM CST Wed Feb 3 2021 TXZ270-271-041500- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0006.210204T0304Z-210204T1500Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 804 PM MST Wed Feb 3 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 to 70 mph. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...Until 8 AM MST Thursday. * IMPACTS...Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
091 WWUS74 KMAF 040817 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 217 AM CST Thu Feb 4 2021 TXZ270-271-041500- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210204T1500Z/ Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 117 AM MST Thu Feb 4 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains of Texas. * WHEN...Until 8 AM MST this morning. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.