Severe Thunderstorm Warning 243, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Jun 11, 1997, 9:14 PM CDT (02:14 UTC)

Expired

Jun 11, 1997, 10:05 PM CDT

In force

51 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties

Counties Brewster County, TX, Pecos County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 198 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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TXC043-371-120305-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
914 PM CDT WED JUN 11 1997

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND TX HAS ISSUED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1005 PM CDT
FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...

IN WESTERN TEXAS

   ...NORTHEASTERN BREWSTER COUNTY
   ...SOUTHERN PECOS COUNTY
 
AT 913 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS INDICATED BY MIDLAND
DOPPLER RADAR 36 MILES SOUTH OF FORT STOCKTON OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST
OF MARATHON MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN RURAL AREAS...BUT SHOULD CROSS
OVER HIGHWAY 385 BY 920 PM.

IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK REFUGE FROM THE WEATHER IN A STRONG
BUILDING. DAMAGING WIND...LARGE HAIL...VERY HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL POSSIBLE IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STAY INSIDE AWAY
FROM WINDOWS UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED.


EARLE/BOYD

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 11, 3:11 PM CDT, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
309 PM CDT WED JUN 11 1997

CURRENT SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES SOME DEVELOPMENT IN SE NM ATTM.
SURFACE ANALYSIS INDICATES A TROF EXTENDING FROM WESTERN OK
SOUTHWEST TO NEAR KHOB. THIS TROF...WHICH SHOWS ON LATEST KMAF
WSR-88D DATA...COULD SERVE AS A FOCUS FOR TRW DEVELOPMENT. ALSO...
LATEST WSR-88D DATA INDICATES ANOTHER BOUNDARY (POSSIBLE DRYLINE
WITH KINK DEWPOINT AT 52 AND KMAF AT 61) EXTENDS ALONG A
KHOB-KERMIT-KFST LINE. WITH LI VALUES IN THE -8 TO -10 RANGE...ANY
TRWS WHICH FORM TO THE WEST WILL MOVE INTO A VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS
AND COULD BECOME SEVERE. HOWEVER...A QUICK LOOK AT THE JAYTON AND
WHITE SANDS PROFILERS INDICATE MOVEMENT WILL BE SLOW TOWARD THE
EAST. THUS...FLASH FLOODING IS ALSO A CONCERN.

MODELS PUSH TROF THROUGH FA BY TOMORROW MORNING WITH WINDY
CONDITIONS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. TIMING OF THE TROF WILL BE THE
CHALLENGE FOR POPS FOR THE SECOND AND POSSIBLY THE THIRD PERIODS. IF
ETA AND NGM VERIFY...TROF COULD BE NORTH/SOUTH ACROSS OUR EASTERN FA
TOMORROW AFTERNOON. THUS...ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED POPS MAY BE
BEST FOR THESE ZONES DURING SECOND PERIOD. ALSO...EXPECT 700 MB
TEMPS TO WARM TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...NOT SURE THIS CAP WILL
COMPLETELY SUPPRESS ALL ACTIVITY IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ESPECIALLY
GIVEN STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW IN THE LOWER LEVELS AND OROGRAPHICS.
THEREFORE... RECOMMEND INCLUDING SOME POPS FOR THIS AREA FOR
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

AS FOR TEMPERATURES...GUIDANCE NUMBERS APPEAR ON TRACK FOR OVERNIGHT
LOWS. HOWEVER...WITH TROF PUSHING THROUGH TOMORROW...BELIEVE KCNM
NUMBERS TOO LOW.

THANKS TO KLBB FOR COORDINATION!

MAF 65/96 20/10
CNM 64/99 2 0/--
MRF 60/90 20/20
P07 70/92 10/10

HUBER/FRANCIS

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