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High Wind Watch 36, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Nov 24, 2021, 3:24 AM CST for Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 25, 2021, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 24, 2021, 3:24 AM CST (09:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 25, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 24, 2021, 1:45 PM CST
- 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 09:22 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, 9.4 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
- 2506 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
009 WWUS74 KMAF 240924 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 324 AM CST Wed Nov 24 2021 TXZ271-242130- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.A.0036.211125T0900Z-211125T1500Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 224 AM MST Wed Nov 24 2021 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM UNTIL 8 AM MST THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Northeast winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. * WHERE...Guadalupe Pass. * WHEN...From 2 AM UNTIL 8 AM Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/maf
1 follow-up statement
997 WWUS74 KMAF 241945 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 145 PM CST Wed Nov 24 2021 TXZ271-250745- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0036.211125T0900Z-211125T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0042.211125T0900Z-211125T1500Z/ Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains NP and Pine Springs 145 PM CST Wed Nov 24 2021 /1245 PM MST Wed Nov 24 2021/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 45 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains in Texas. * WHEN...From 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/ to 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles traveling on US 62/180 through Guadalupe Pass. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... People should avoid being outside in forested areas and around trees and branches. If possible, remain in the lower levels of your home during the windstorm, and avoid windows. Use caution if you must drive. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1:45 PM CST | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 23 hr |
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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.