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High Wind Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at May 6, 2024, 12:07 AM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at May 6, 2024, 9:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 12 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2024, 12:07 AM MDT (06:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 6, 2024, 9:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- May 6, 2024, 9:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 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 06:08 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 10:13 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 3 Ene Queen, NM | Mesonet station QENN5 Queen. |
| May 6, 11:16 AM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Pine Springs, TX | Mesonet station 60 Pine Springs GMNP. |
| May 6, 3:38 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 3 Nnw Pine Springs, TX | Mesonet station GDBT2 The Bowl. |
| May 6, 3:52 PM MDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | 1 Ene Pine Springs, TX | Mesonet station PSGT2 Pinery. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 209 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
- 1623 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 883 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
858 WWUS74 KMAF 060607 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1207 AM MDT Mon May 6 2024 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-062000- /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0021.240506T1500Z-240507T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Pine Springs, Queen, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park 1207 AM MDT Mon May 6 2024 /107 AM CDT Mon May 6 2024/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...From 9 AM MDT /10 AM CDT/ this morning to 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in these mountainous areas. People driving high-profile vehicles should strongly consider postponing travel in these areas until the winds subside. && $$ JP
1 follow-up statement
616 WWUS74 KMAF 061755 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1155 AM MDT Mon May 6 2024 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-070300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240507T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Pine Springs, Queen, and Guadalupe Mountains National Park 1155 AM MDT Mon May 6 2024 /1255 PM CDT Mon May 6 2024/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in these mountainous areas. People driving high-profile vehicles should strongly consider postponing travel in these areas until the winds subside. Use caution if flying low near the mountains as severe turbulence is possible. && $$ Devin Chehak
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.