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Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 8, 20247 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 8, 2024, 3:45 AM CST for 7 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 8, 2024, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 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
Jan 8, 2024, 3:45 AM CST (09:45 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 8, 2024, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 8, 2024, 9:34 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Brewster County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Presidio County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 176 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:48 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 Jan 8, 3:45 AM CST, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:45 AM CST, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 3:40 AM CST, 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
340 AM CST Mon Jan 8 2024

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-090945-
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-
340 AM CST Mon Jan 8 2024 /240 AM MST Mon Jan 8 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A High Wind Warning is in effect through this evening for most of
West Texas and Southeast New Mexico along and west of the Pecos.
Blowing dust may reduce visibility.

A Wind Advisory is in effect through early evening for the rest of
West Texas and Southeast New Mexico.  Blowing dust may reduce
visibility.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect through this evening for the Chinati
Mountains, Chisos Basin, Marfa Plateau, central and lower Brewster
County, Reeves County plains, and Pecos, Terrell, and Upton
Counties.

Single-digit wind chills are expected across portions of Culberson
County and the Marfa Plateau this morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Single-digit wind chills are expected across portions of Culberson
County and the Marfa Plateau Tuesday morning.

High winds are possible Thursday through Friday evening in the
Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

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

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.