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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 268, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 18, 2002, 7:13 PM CDT for Ector County, Texas. It was in force for 4 days. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2002, 7:13 PM CDT (00:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2002, 7:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Ector County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 167 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 1:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 159 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
- 2563 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 860 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.5
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
509
WUUS54 KMAF 190013
SVRMAF
TXC135-329-190115-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
710 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2002
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EASTERN ECTOR COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS
WESTERN MIDLAND COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS
* UNTIL 815 PM CDT
* AT 710 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FROM 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF GARDENDALE
TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF ODESSA...OR FROM 13 MILES NORTH OF ODESSA
TO 12 MILES SOUTH OF ODESSA...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THESE STORMS INCLUDE...
ODESSA...MIDLAND...WARFIELD...MISSION DORADO...MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT...GARDENDALE AND COTTON FLAT
THIS LINE OF STORMS HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN ODESSA.
LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAINS POSSIBILY FLOODING RAINS
ARE EXPECTED. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER.
LAT...LON 3187 10249 3168 10245 3169 10215 3181 10201
3208 10206 3207 10235What 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.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 18, 2:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 18, 2:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 205 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2002 COLD UPPER LOW MOVING INTO SW NM ATTM WHILE ATTENDANT WARM CONVEYOR BELT IS JUST ABOUT TO MOVE E OF KMAF. W OF KMAF VISIBLE IMAGERY INDICATES SOME BREAKS IN CLOUDS SERVING TO INCREASE INSTABILITY FURTHER. WITH 100KT 3H JET MVG ACROSS RGN VWS WILL BE STRONG SUPPORTING SEVERE STORMS WITH LARGE HAIL PER COLD MID LEVEL TEMPS (< -15C). COORD WITH SPC AND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. AS UPPER LOW MOVES INTO W TX THIS EVENING STRONG DYNAMICS WILL BE IN PLACE AND THEREFORE EXPECT SEVERE THREAT TO REMAIN THROUGH 06Z. IN WAKE OF UPPER LOW SATURDAY DECREASED CLOUDS AS LOW LEVEL WINDS TURN W IN ADVANCE OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THRU PB TMW AFTERNOON. COOLER BUT DRIER WEATHER SUNDAY WITH SLIGHT WARMING THEREAFTER. NO SIG CHANGES PLANNED TO EXTENDED. PRELIMS MAF 55/72/49/69 51- LSA 51/64/46/69 51- 6R6 56/74/53/71 31- MRF 44/72/41/66 3-0 CNM 49/71/46/72 4-0 .MAF... TX...NONE. NM...NONE.
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 18, 11:30 AM CDT, 7 hours 43 minutes before
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-182000- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1130 AM CDT FRI OCT 18 2002 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. .TODAY AND TONIGHT... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE TRANS PECOS REGION OF WEST TEXAS...THE WESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...AND IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL SHIFT EASTWARD THIS EVENING INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. LARGE HAIL AND DAMANGING WIND GUSTS ARE THE PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS. ELSEWHERE...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVIATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TECHNICAL DISCUSSION... PLEASE SEE SPC DISCUSSIONS AND OUTLOOKS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE OR SATELLITE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/MAF.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 18, 1:36 PM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before
NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045-046-050-051-057>062-067>069-074-075-080- 258-190100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 136 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2002 THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER IN NORMAN OKLAHOMA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH UNTIL 800 PM CDT FRIDAY EVENING (700 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING) FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN WEST TEXAS... ANDREWS...CRANE...DAWSON...ECTOR...GAINES...LOVING...MARTIN... MIDLAND...UPTON...WARD AND WINKLER IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS... CULBERSON...JEFF DAVIS...PECOS AND REEVES IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... EDDY AND LEA THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH INCLUDES THE CITIES OF... ANDREWS...ARTESIA...BAKERSFIELD...CARLSBAD...CRANE...FORT DAVIS... FORT STOCKTON...HOBBS...KERMIT...LAMESA...LOVINGTON...MCCAMEY... MENTONE...MIDLAND...MONAHANS...ODESSA...PECOS...PINE SPRINGS... RANKIN...SEMINOLE...SHEFFIELD...STANTON...TATUM AND VAN HORN A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL 3/4 OF AN INCH OR GREATER AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE IN OR NEAR TO THE WATCH AREA...CHECK PREPAREDNESS REQUIREMENTS...KEEP INFORMED...AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK SAFE SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED.
Local storm report, Oct 18, 5:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA, TX
548 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0530 PM 10 N FORT STOCKTON TX .75 INCH HAIL
10/18/02 PECOS
AKLLocal storm report, Oct 18, 7:01 PM CDT, 12 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
701 PM CDT FRI OCT 18 2002
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0647 PM 8 S MONAHANS TX 1 INCH HAIL
10/18/02 WARD REPORTED BY STORM
SPOTTER.The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 7:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 4 days |
| Oct 18, 7:34 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 3 hr |
| Oct 18, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 5 days |
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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.