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Dust Storm Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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.
- 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
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2:43 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 9 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 26, 1:06 PM CST | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more | 114 min |
| Feb 26, 2:53 PM CST | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 82 min |
| Feb 26, 3:10 PM CST | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Brewster, Culberson, Ector, Gaines, Jeff Davis and 6 more | 35 min |
| Feb 26, 3:55 PM CST | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Loving, Reeves | 2 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:15 PM CST | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 13 more | 2 hr |
| Feb 26, 4:20 PM CST | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 55 min |
| Feb 26, 4:58 PM CST | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 92 min |
| Feb 26, 3:22 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Chaves, Eddy, Lea, Lincoln, Otero | 6 hr |
Nearby
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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.