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High Wind Watch 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

February 20, 2022Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind watch at Feb 20, 2022, 2:48 AM CST for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It took effect at Feb 21, 2022, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 20, 2022, 2:48 AM CST (08:48 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 21, 2022, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 21, 2022, 10:00 PM CST
In force
10 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 08:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 Feb 19, 10:29 PM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 10:29 PM CST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 20, 2:45 AM CST, 3 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
245 AM CST Sun Feb 20 2022

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-210845-
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-
245 AM CST Sun Feb 20 2022 /145 AM MST Sun Feb 20 2022/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Localized near critical fire weather conditions across parts of
Southeast New Mexico plains.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Near critical to critical fire weather conditions are possible
Monday through Tuesday, especially Monday across Southeast New
Mexico and the northwest Permian Basin. A fire weather watch is in
effect.

High winds are possible in the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains
Monday and Thursday afternoon. A high wind watch has been issued for
Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the
NWS while following all local, state and CDC guidelines.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 2:11 PM CSTHigh Wind WarningMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio37 hr
Feb 20, 2:35 PM CSTRed Flag WarningMAFDawson, Gaines28 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in Texas, 2022High Wind Watches in New Mexico, 2022Every high wind watch in 2022

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.