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High Wind Watch 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Apr 15, 2021, 2:20 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 17, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 15, 2021, 2:20 PM CDT (19:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 16, 2021, 2:28 AM CDT
- In force
- 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 19:24 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 12:00Z, 7.3 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
- 3320 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 226 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
993 WWUS74 KMAF 151920 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 220 PM CDT Thu Apr 15 2021 TXZ271-161200- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0020.210417T0600Z-210417T1500Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 120 PM MDT Thu Apr 15 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
133 WWUS74 KMAF 160728 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 228 AM CDT Fri Apr 16 2021 TXZ271-162030- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0020.210417T0600Z-210417T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0023.210417T0400Z-210417T1600Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 128 AM MDT Fri Apr 16 2021 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM MDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From late this evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 10:04 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 11 min |
| Apr 15, 2:29 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Culberson | 24 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.