A shortwave trough moving over the southern Rocky Mountains resulted in high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains.
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The episode as NWS MAF wrote it up.
A shortwave trough moving over the southern Rocky Mountains resulted in high winds in the Guadalupe Mountains.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Apr 17, 10:28 PM MST, 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1228 AM CDT THU APR 18 2013 .DISCUSSION... SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW. && .AVIATION... KMAF RADAR/SFC OBS SHOW FRONT HAS MOVED THRU KMAF...REDUCING VSBYS TO MVFR/IFR W/BLDU. EXPECT GUSTY N WINDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HRS. && PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 211 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013/ DISCUSSION... ANOTHER WARM DAY IS TAKING SHAPE TODAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS IN RESPONSE TO A STRENGTHENING SURFACE TROUGH ACROSS THE AREA. THE DRYLINE IS PRESENT ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN SO MOST OF THE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD REMAIN EAST OF THE CWA. BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE TODAY WEST OF A MARFA TO MIDLAND TO LAMESA LINE DUE TO THE GUSTY WINDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ACROSS THE GUADALUPE PASS SO A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN CORRIDOR AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS SO A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE LOCATIONS THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN POSSIBLE WITH THIS FRONT ALONG AND EAST OF THE DRYLINE. SINCE THE DRYLINE IS NOT EXPECTED TO MAKE MUCH WESTWARD MOVEMENT TONIGHT...THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BE ACROSS THE FAR EASTERN CWA. THE RAIN CHANCES WILL END IN THE MORNING ACROSS THE EAST WITH DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE GUSTY ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COLDER ON THURSDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY WILL BE AROUND 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO WARM UP ON FRIDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE AND COLDER AIR REMAIN ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. A WARM UP WILL OCCUR ON SATURDAY WITH A SURFACE TROUGH AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS PRESENT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH MONDAY. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS SENDING A COLD FRONT SOUTH INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY. && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 44
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1004 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-190315- 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- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND-GLASSCOCK-WARD-CRANE-UPTON-REAGAN- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-PECOS-PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- BIG BEND AREA-TERRELL-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- 1004 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /904 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WITH ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE TRANS PECOS AND THE PERMIAN WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH AROUND 1 AM. VISIBILITIES WILL MOSTLY BE 3 TO 5 MILES. WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS WITH WINDS GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6500 FT OVERNIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A SNYDER TO SHEFFIELD LINE. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED. 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 /LOWER CASE/ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/MIDLAND
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 854 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ057>059-074-258-180330- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 854 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /754 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013/ ...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...AND UPPER TRANS PECOS REGION OF WEST TEXAS... AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS. AT 845 PM CDT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ADVANCING DUST CLOUD WAS NEAR A MALJAMAR...PECOS TO VALENTINE LINE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE EVENING WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 3 TO 5 MILES...WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO ONE MILE. AREAS LIKELY IMPACTED INCLUDE THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE GUADALUPE NATIONAL PARK...FORT DAVIS...VALENTINE...VAN HORN...CARLSBAD...ARTESIA...HOBBS...PECOS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING THIS EVENING. THOSE ALSO PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1020 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ057>059-074-258-180530- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...ALPINE... FORT DAVIS...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1020 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /920 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013/ ...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING... AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF UPPER TRANS PECOS WEST TEXAS. AT 10 PM CDT/9 PM MDT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ADVANCING DUST CLOUD WAS NEAR A HOBBS...WINK...TO EAST OF VALENTINE LINE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 3 TO 5 MILES...WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO 1 MILE. AREAS LIKELY IMPACTED INCLUDE THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS AND THE VAN HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR. THIS WOULD INCLUDE THE GUADALUPE NATIONAL PARK...FORT DAVIS...VALENTINE...VAN HORN...CARLSBAD...ARTESIA...HOBBS...PECOS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING THIS EVENING. THOSE ALSO PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1044 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>047-050>052-057>062-067-068-074-258- 180630- GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY-GAINES- DAWSON-BORDEN-ANDREWS-MARTIN-HOWARD- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-LOVING-WINKLER-ECTOR-MIDLAND- WARD-CRANE-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...QUEEN...ARTESIA...CARLSBAD... CARLSBAD CAVERNS NP...TATUM...HOBBS...LOVINGTON...EUNICE...JAL... SEMINOLE...LAMESA...GAIL...ANDREWS...STANTON...BIG SPRING... VAN HORN...PECOS...MENTONE...RED BLUFF LAKE...KERMIT...ODESSA... MIDLAND...MONAHANS...CRANE...ALPINE...FORT DAVIS... GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NP...PINE SPRINGS 1044 PM CDT WED APR 17 2013 /944 PM MDT WED APR 17 2013/ ...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH... AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...PORTIONS OF UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN. AT 1030 PM CDT/930 PM MDT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ADVANCING DUST CLOUD WAS NEAR A HOBBS...WINK...TO EAST OF VALENTINE LINE. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO AROUND 45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH BLOWING DUST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 3 TO 5 MILES...WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO 1 MILE. ALSO A SECONDARY COLD FRONT IS MOVING INTO LEA COUNTY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...NORTH...AND CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN. WINDS WITH THE SECONDARY FRONT WILL INCREASE AS WELL FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUST. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTRA CAUTION DRIVING THIS EVENING. THOSE ALSO PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Several hours of strong west to northwest winds occurred in the Guadalupe Mountains as an upper trough amplified over the region.
A strong southwest wind gust occurred in the lower elevations of the Guadalupe Mountains.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Texas in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, April 2013
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 438632, 438630.