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High Wind Warning 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Feb 20, 2021, 1:45 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 20, 2021, 9:00 PM MST. It was in force for 8 hr. 3 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 20, 2021, 1:45 AM MST (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2021, 9:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2021, 5:00 AM 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 08:45 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 20, 9:38 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 N Pine Springs, TX | |
| Feb 20, 11:53 PM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 S Pine Springs, TX | |
| Feb 21, 12:29 AM MST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 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
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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2172 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
280 WWUS74 KMAF 200845 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 245 AM CST Sat Feb 20 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-211300- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0009.210221T0400Z-210221T1300Z/ 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 145 AM MST Sat Feb 20 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 6 AM MST Sunday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf 44
2 follow-up statements
650 WWUS74 KMAF 202005 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 205 PM CST Sat Feb 20 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-211000- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0009.210221T0400Z-210221T1300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet- Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and Pine Springs 105 PM MST Sat Feb 20 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM MST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 6 AM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
550 WWUS74 KMAF 210845 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 245 AM CST Sun Feb 21 2021 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-211200- /O.EXT.KMAF.HW.W.0009.000000T0000Z-210221T1200Z/ 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 145 AM MST Sun Feb 21 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains. * WHEN...Until 5 AM MST early this morning. * 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 44
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.