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Red Flag Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this red flag warning at Mar 19, 2025, 12:47 AM MDT for 5 counties in New Mexico; 24 counties in Texas. It was in force for 17 hr. 1 report 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
- Mar 19, 2025, 12:47 AM MDT (06:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2025, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
All 29 counties
Chaves County, NM, Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Lincoln County, NM, Otero County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Brewster County, TX, Crane County, TX, Culberson County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Presidio County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 7:04 AM MDT | SNOW 6 | 5 Sw Bonito Lake, NM | Sierra Blanca Snotel. |
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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 5511 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
745 WWUS84 KMAF 190647 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 147 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... NMZ116-118-119-TXZ050-059>063-067>070-075-082-270>282-191900- /O.UPG.KMAF.FW.A.0010.250319T1500Z-250320T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0013.250319T0647Z-250320T0000Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Eddy Plains-Lea- Andrews-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-Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains- Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills- Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley- Lower Brewster County- 147 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 /1247 AM MDT Wed Mar 19 2025/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...6 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Extinguish smoking material in vehicles. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. && $$ TXZ045>048-051>053-191900- /O.NEW.KMAF.FW.W.0013.250319T0647Z-250320T0000Z/ Gaines-Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Martin-Howard-Mitchell- 147 AM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... The National Weather Service in Midland/Odessa has issued a Red Flag Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...Northwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...6 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Extinguish smoking material in vehicles. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. && $$
1 follow-up statement
588 WWUS84 KMAF 191948 RFWMAF URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 248 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... NMZ116-118-119-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-270>282- 200000- /O.CON.KMAF.FW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-250320T0000Z/ Sacramento Foothills and Guadalupe Mountains-Eddy Plains-Lea- 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-Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains- Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-Davis Mountains Foothills- Central Brewster-Chisos Basin-Presidio Valley- Lower Brewster County- 248 PM CDT Wed Mar 19 2025 /148 PM MDT Wed Mar 19 2025/ ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON FOR 20FT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE, RELATIVE HUMIDITY OF 10% OR LESS, AND EXTREME FIRE DANGER FOR MOST OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS... * WINDS...Northwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 5 percent. * RFTI...6 or critical. * IMPACTS...Avoid the use of open flames or any activities that may generate sparks. Extinguish smoking material in vehicles. Accidental ignitions will have the potential to grow into dangerous wind-driven wildfires. * SEVERITY... FUELS (ERC)...90th+ percentile...5 (out of 5). WEATHER...Near Critical...2 (out of 5). FIRE ENVIRONMENT...7 (out of 10). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly. A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will increase potential for fire growth. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:00 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Lea | 90 min |
| Mar 19, 11:07 AM MDT | Blowing Dust Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 4 hr |
| Mar 18, 7:13 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Martin, Midland and 2 more | 92 min |
| Mar 18, 7:29 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Upton, Ward | 91 min |
| Mar 18, 8:07 PM MDT | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Reagan, Scurry | 83 min |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.