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Dust Storm Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

February 26, 2023Culberson County, Loving County, Reeves County, Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this dust storm warning at Feb 26, 2023, 3:53 PM CST for Culberson County, Loving County, Reeves County, Texas; Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 26, 2023, 3:53 PM CST (21:53 UTC)
Expired
Feb 26, 2023, 4:15 PM CST
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Culberson County, TX, Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 264 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2023-02-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2023-02-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 161 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2248 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
85 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
273 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 dust storm warning 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 warning went out at Feb 26, 3:44 PM CST, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 26, 3:44 PM CST, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 3:37 PM CST, 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
337 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-272145-
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-
337 PM CST Sun Feb 26 2023 /237 PM MST Sun Feb 26 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A High Wind Warning is in effect for most of the region through this
evening. Widespread damaging winds are possible, especially across
the mountains and adjacent plains. Widespread blowing dust may
greatly reduce visibility and produce hazardous travel conditions.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for portions of the Permian Basin and
Stockton Plateau this afternoon and evening.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Southeast New Mexico until this
evening for critical fire weather conditions. Elevated fire weather
conditions are expected across the region into this evening, with
localized critical fire weather conditions possible.

A few strong to severe thunderstorms may be possible late this
afternoon and evening, mainly over portions of the Western Low
Rolling Plains. Large hail and damaging wind are the main concerns.

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

A High Wind Warning is in effect through Monday evening for the
Guadalupe, Delaware and Davis Mountains.

High winds are possible Tuesday through Friday, mainly across the
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains and adjacent plains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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 26, 2:43 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 9 more5 hr
Feb 26, 1:06 PM CSTDust Storm AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more114 min
Feb 26, 2:53 PM CSTDust Storm WarningMAFCulberson82 min
Feb 26, 3:10 PM CSTDust Storm AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Brewster, Culberson, Ector, Gaines, Jeff Davis and 6 more35 min
Feb 26, 3:55 PM CSTDust Storm WarningMAFCulberson, Loving, Reeves2 hr
Feb 26, 4:15 PM CSTDust Storm AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 13 more2 hr
Feb 26, 4:20 PM CSTDust Storm WarningMAFCulberson55 min
Feb 26, 4:58 PM CSTDust Storm WarningMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler92 min
Feb 26, 3:22 PM CSTRed Flag WarningMAFChaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero6 hr

Nearby

Dust Storm Warnings in Texas, 2023Dust Storm Warnings in New Mexico, 2023Every dust storm warning in 2023

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.