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Red Flag Warning 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 14, 20234 counties in Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jun 14, 2023, 1:55 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas; 5 counties in New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 15, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 14, 2023, 1:55 PM CDT (18:55 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 15, 2023, 1:00 PM CDT
Expired
Jun 15, 2023, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Chaves County, NM, Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM, Culberson County, TX, Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Jun 14, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 14, 12:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 14, 1:53 PM CDT, 2 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
153 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2023

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-151900-
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-
153 PM CDT Wed Jun 14 2023 /1253 PM MDT Wed Jun 14 2023/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Heat Advisory is in effect this afternoon through early evening
for central and lower Brewster County, as well as Terrell county.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

A Heat Advisory is in effect Thursday afternoon through evening for
portions of the Southern Permian Basin and Lower Trans Pecos.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect Thursday afternoon and evening for
all of southeast New Mexico and portions of Far West Texas.

Very hot conditions develop each afternoon across most of the area.
Excessive heat may occur in some spots, especially early next week
as cumulative heat fatigue sets in.

.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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:34 AM CDT, 5 hours 21 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 14, 8:37 AM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 2:59 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Terrell19 hr
Jun 14, 1:48 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Crane, Pecos, Reagan, Terrell, Upton31 hr

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in New Mexico, 2023Red Flag Warnings in Texas, 2023Every red flag 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.