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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 119, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 10, 1987, 8:35 PM CDT for Ector County, Texas. It was in force for 55 min. 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
- Sep 10, 1987, 8:35 PM CDT (01:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 10, 1987, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Ector County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Ector, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 10, 3:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 345 PM CDT THU SEP 10 1987 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS... AT 325 PM CDT...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE SCATTERED FROM SOUTH OF SAN ANGELO TO ALPINE AND MARFA MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WERE DEVELOPING IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS. PERSONS IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN YOUR LOCAL WEATHER. RELAY ANY SEVERE WEATHER REPORTS TO THE LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY OR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
Special weather statement, Sep 10, 4:53 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 60 min |
| Sep 10, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 59 min |
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.