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High Wind Watch 15, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 3, 2022Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Apr 3, 2022, 2:27 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Apr 5, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 3, 2022, 2:27 PM CDT (19:27 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 5, 2022, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 5, 2022, 2:47 AM CDT
In force
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 19:32 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

Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM (KABQ), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 399 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, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2022-04-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albuquerq/Krtlnd, NM at 12:00Z on 2022-04-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
4514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
57 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Apr 3, 12:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 3, 12:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 3, 2:15 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
215 PM CDT Sun Apr 3 2022

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-041915-
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving-Winkler-
Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
215 PM CDT Sun Apr 3 2022 /115 PM MDT Sun Apr 3 2022/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast New Mexico,
southwest Texas and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Elevated fire weather conditions are possible this afternoon and
this evening, mainly across southeastern New Mexico.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening, mainly over the Stockton Plateau, eastern Permian Basin,
and Western Low Rolling Plains. Any severe storms that do develop
will be accompanied by large hail and damaging winds. Blowing dust
may also occur in and near thunderstorm activity.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Critical fire weather conditions possible Monday and Tuesday, and a
Fire Weather Watch is in effect for the entire region Tuesday
afternoon through early evening.

A High Wind Watch is in effect Tuesday for the Guadalupe Mountains of
west Texas and southeastern New Mexico.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be requested late this afternoon through this
evening.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories,
and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in
Midland, can be found on the internet at...
https://weather.gov/midland

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 3, 2:26 AM CDTFire Weather WatchMAFAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 18 more36 hr
Apr 3, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane43 min
Apr 3, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton44 min
Apr 3, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton41 min

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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.