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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 19, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 19, 2006Reeves County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 19, 2006, 9:42 PM CST for Reeves County, Texas. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Mar 19, 2006, 9:42 PM CST (03:42 UTC)
Expired: Mar 19, 2006, 10:24 PM CST
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Reeves County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 154 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:43 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
Mar 19, 6:09 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 153 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.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 742 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 100 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 207 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 373 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS54 KMAF 200343
SVRMAF
TXC389-200445-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0019.060320T0342Z-060320T0445Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
942 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN REEVES COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1045 PM CST

* AT 939 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE   
  HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE   
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF RED BLUFF   
  TO 17 MILES WEST OF TOYAH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 31 
  MILES NORTHWEST OF MENTONE TO 33 MILES WEST OF PECOS...MOVING EAST 
  AT 30 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
  RED BLUFF...
  ORLA...
  TOYAH...
  THE INTERSECTION OF U.S....

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM... TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.

LAT...LON 3200 10401 3200 10399 3188 10390 3188 10383
      3179 10381 3173 10374 3175 10368 3164 10360
      3163 10352 3146 10349 3116 10408

$$

05

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 200424
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1024 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXC389-200434-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0019.000000T0000Z-060320T0445Z/
REEVES TX-
1024 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN REEVES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CST MONDAY
MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.

AT 1024 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS
WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE LEVELS. THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WARNING IS CANCELLED.

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY... CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND AT 1 800 597 3220.

LAT...LON 3200 10401 3200 10399 3188 10390 3188 10383
      3179 10381 3173 10374 3175 10368 3164 10360
      3163 10352 3146 10349 3116 10408

$$

05

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.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Mar 19, 6:56 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 6:56 PM CST, 2 hours 46 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
656 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

.UPDATE...
UPDATE HAS BEEN SENT TO RAISE THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR MOST
AREAS WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER BASED ON THE LATEST RADAR AND
SATELLITE TRENDS. PRODUCTS HAVE ALSO BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH #98 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST OR MIDNIGHT
MST.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONE...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY.

TX...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...AND GUADALUPE
     MOUNTAINS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 6 AM CST MONDAY TO 6 PM CST MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES...DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA...AND
     GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

&&

06

Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 19, 2:45 PM CST, 6 hours 57 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
245 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-201100-
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-
245 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006 /145 PM MST SUN MAR 19 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
OUTLOOK AREA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE GREATEST CONCENTRATION
OF STORMS IS FORECASTED TO BE ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN TO
THE LOWER TRANS PECOS REGION. THUNDERSTORMS WILL HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. DAMAGING WINDS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE LOWER TRANS PECOS
REGION THIS EVENING WHERE TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE
MAXIMIZED.

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
OCCUR THIS EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS
ABOVE 6000 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 55 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL
BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS DURING THE
DAY MONDAY.

WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE
PLAINS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS
MONDAY. WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
STORM SPOTTERS...LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES... AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
NEED TO MAINTAIN AWARENESS OF POTENTIAL SEVERE WEATHER DEVELOPMENT
THIS EVENING. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 3:59 PM CST, 5 hours 43 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
359 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

TXZ075-082-192230-
PECOS-TERRELL-
359 PM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL PECOS AND
NORTHEASTERN TERRELL COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 26 MILES WEST OF SHEFFIELD AT 359
PM CST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE
INTERSTATE 10 AND STATE HIGHWAY 349. THIS STORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND SMALL HAIL.

SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Mar 19, 8:24 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	66 min
Mar 19, 8:57 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	63 min
Mar 19, 9:14 PM CST	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews	4 hr
Mar 19, 9:22 PM CST	Wind Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 13 more	21 hr
Mar 19, 9:26 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	64 min
Mar 19, 9:50 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson	55 min
Mar 19, 10:02 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	58 min
Mar 19, 10:41 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	64 min
Mar 19, 10:42 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	63 min
Mar 19, 10:47 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector	43 min
Mar 19, 11:14 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	42 min
Mar 19, 11:35 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Martin	55 min

Nearby

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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.