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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

February 3, 2021Culberson County, Texas

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Feb 4, 12:06 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 81Pine Springs, TX
Feb 4, 12:34 AM CSTNON-TSTM WND GST 605 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 00:00Z on 2021-02-04Temperature 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 2021-02-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.