Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 10, 2001, 8:52 PM CDT (01:52 UTC)

Expired

May 10, 2001, 9:45 PM CDT

In force

53 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WUUS54 KMAF 110152
SVRMAF
TXC003-165-110245-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
852 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2001

THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ANDREWS COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS
  SOUTHERN GAINES COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS

* UNTIL 945 PM CDT

* AT 846 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST
  OF SEMINOLE TO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF FRANKEL CITY...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...             
  FAIRVIEW...THE INTERSECTION OF SH 115 AND FM 181...FRANKEL CITY...
  FLOREY...SEMINOLE AND ANDREWS.

LARGE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE WARNED
AREA.

IF SEVERE WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...GO INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER
AWAY FROM CREEK BEDS AND OTHER FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. REMEMBER...A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE LARGE DAMAGING HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 57 MPH...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

LAT...LON 3277 10262 3253 10303 3212 10302 3212 10223
         t 3272 10223

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 10, 2:50 PM CDT, 6 hours 2 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
250 PM CDT THU MAY 10 2001

MID SUMMER PATTERN TO CONTINUE WITH UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED
ALONG THE SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO/ARIZONA BORDER.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WAS
ACROSS THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE TO SOUTHCENTRAL NEW MEXICO AT 19Z.
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED IN AREA OF LITTLE INHIBITION
ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO IN THE VICINITY OF THE TROUGH AS WELL AS IN
THE ORAGRAPHICALLY FAVORED DAVIS MOUNTAINS. EXPECTING ISOLATED TO WIDELY
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THESE AREAS WITH
BEST FORCING/HEATING. WITH LACK OF SIGNIFICANT LARGE SCALE FORCING
AND DIURNAL RETREAT OF TROUGH...DO NOT EXPECT CONVECTION TO MAKE IT
AS FAR EAST AS THE CENTRAL PERMIAN BASIN OR EXTREME WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS. WILL FOLLOW PERISTENCE ON TEMPERATURES.

COLD FRONT CURRENTLY ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS IS CONTINUING TO PUSH SOUTH AND
WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WITH LITTLE CAP AHEAD OF FRONT SHOULD SEE CONVECTION
DEVELOP ALONG IT LATE IN THE DAY IN THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND PUSH
SOUTH DURING FRIDAY NIGHT. WILL CONTINUE SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION
ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND WITH UPSLOPE FLOW AND LITTLE CAP LATE
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

WILL SHOTGUN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY/SATURDAY
NIGHT IN MOIST UPSLOPE FLOW IN LITTLE TO NO CAP DESPITE WEAKENING
FRONTAL BOUNDARY.

UPPER RIDGE TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER THROUGH MUCH OF THE EXTENDED.
EXPECT THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO DECREASE WITH MID LEVEL TEMPERATURE
WARMING. HOWEVER NOT CONVINCED THAT WILL BE ENTIRELY DRY IN THE
MOUNTAINS. WILL CONTINUE DRY FORECAST IN THE PLAINS.

...PRELIM NUMBERS...
MAF  61/90/58/83  1132
LSA  57/89/55/79  1242
E41  62/90/58/84  -132
6R6  62/91/63/85  --22
MRF  53/85/52/82  4222
CNM  59/94/57/86  3232

.MAF.G..
TX...NONE.
NM...NONE.

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Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2001Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2001

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