Alert archive / New Mexico / High Wind Warnings in 2026
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this high wind warning at Jan 2, 2026, 12:27 AM MST for Eddy County, New Mexico; Culberson County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 2, 2026, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 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 2, 2026, 12:27 AM MST (07:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 2, 2026, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2026, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 07:30 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
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 7.5 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
442 WWUS74 KMAF 020727 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1227 AM MST Fri Jan 2 2026 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-021530- /O.UPG.KMAF.HW.A.0001.260102T1600Z-260103T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KMAF.HW.W.0002.260102T1800Z-260103T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Queen, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and Pine Springs 1227 AM MST Fri Jan 2 2026 /127 AM CST Fri Jan 2 2026/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM MST /NOON CST/ THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...From 11 AM MST /noon CST/ this morning to 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ 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. Delay travel through Guadalupe Pass or find another route, if possible. && $$ 93
1 follow-up statement
970 WWUS74 KMAF 021659 NPWMAF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 959 AM MST Fri Jan 2 2026 NMZ027-TXZ270-271-030300- /O.CON.KMAF.HW.W.0002.260102T1800Z-260103T0300Z/ Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Including the cities of Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Pine Springs, and Queen 959 AM MST Fri Jan 2 2026 /1059 AM CST Fri Jan 2 2026/ ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. * WHERE...Guadalupe Mountains of west Texas and Southeast New Mexico. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MST /9 PM CST/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles like campers, vans, and tractor trailers. Severe turbulence near the mountains will be hazardous for low flying light aircraft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Winds will be particularly hazardous at higher elevations where the strongest winds are likely to occur. Be especially careful driving in these mountainous areas. People driving high-profile vehicles should strongly consider postponing travel in these areas until the winds subside. Delay travel through Guadalupe Pass or find another route, if possible. && $$ Hennig
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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.