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Dust Storm Advisory 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 14, 2022Ector County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this dust storm advisory at Jul 14, 2022, 6:02 PM CDT for Ector County, Texas. It was in force for 88 min.

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The facts

Issued
Jul 14, 2022, 6:02 PM CDT (23:02 UTC)
Expired
Jul 14, 2022, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
88 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Ector County, TX

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this dust storm advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this dust storm advisory went out at Jul 14, 2:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 14, 2:18 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
218 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM...

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAFS)
Issued at 1208 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022

Winds this afternoon will generally stay <15kts out of the
southeast. Isolated thunderstorms are possible across the eastern
Permian Basin this afternoon though a few rouge storms and outflow
boundaries may bring brief wind shifts to MAF and FST. Winds stay
light out of the south and east overnight. VFR conditions will
continue through the forecast period.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(This afternoon through Friday night)
Issued at 137 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022

The upper level ridge dominating our weather pattern remains
centered to the east of the Four Corners for today. A shortwave
trough rounding the southeastern edge of the ridge will aid in the
development of isolated thunderstorms across the eastern Permian
Basin this afternoon. As with previous days, forecast soundings show
an environment with an inverted-V profile and high cloud bases near
8-10kft. Any individual storm will have a short life-cycle, though
downbursts leading to numerous outflow boundaries will be expected.
Gusty winds along outflow boundaries will be the primary concern
from today's convection as this will likely result in patchy areas
of blowing dust. A stray thunderstorm is possible across the
Sacramento Foothills in western Eddy County as well this afternoon.

Thicknesses are relatively unchanged from yesterday and high
temperatures will once again reach the upper 90s to low 100s today.
If Midland Int'l hits 100 again today, it will be the 8th 100 degree
day in a row and bring our annual total to 27 days. The low-level
thermal ridge will be nudged westward some for Friday, resulting in
tomrrow's highs being a degree or two lower than today. Without any
synoptic assistance, rain chances remain low tomorrow afternoon
aside from a few stray thunderstorms across the Davis Mountains.

-Munyan

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through  Wednesday)
Issued at 137 PM CDT Thu Jul 14 2022

Western half of the CONUS will remain under the guide of ridging
with eastern expansion over the southern plains for the weekend.
Temperatures will be the main story with triple-digit heat
becoming a common occurrence over the Permian Basin, Upper Trans
Pecos, and Rio Grande Valley and 90s elsewhere. A formidable
subsidence layer due to ridging will lead to dry conditions
through the weekend into early next week before some monsoonal
moisture pushes east towards the far western zones. Lows will
remain in the 70s for a majority of the region outside the typical
cool spots. The summer doldrums will definitely be in place for
the foreseeable future.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring               73 100  75 100 /  10   0   0   0
Carlsbad                 72 100  72  99 /   0   0   0   0
Dryden                   75  99  74  98 /  10  10   0   0
Fort Stockton            74  98  73  97 /   0  10   0   0
Guadalupe Pass           71  92  70  93 /   0   0   0   0
Hobbs                    70  98  70  98 /   0   0   0   0
Marfa                    62  92  61  92 /   0  10   0   0
Midland Intl Airport     73  99  74  99 /  10   0   0   0
Odessa                   75  99  75  99 /  10   0   0   0
Wink                     74 101  74 101 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...None.
NM...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...16
LONG TERM....87
AVIATION...16
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 14, 1:10 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 5:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin25 min
Jul 14, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMartin, Midland46 min
Jul 14, 5:47 PM CDTDust Storm AdvisoryMAFMidland58 min
Jul 14, 5:55 PM CDTDust Storm AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin95 min
Jul 14, 6:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor52 min

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Sources

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