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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 9, 2006, 11:15 PM CDT for Brewster County, Texas. It was in force for 46 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 9, 2006, 11:15 PM CDT (04:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 10, 2006, 12:01 AM CDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Brewster County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 238 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
- 628 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -31 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1323 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
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 Oct 9, 11:12 PM CDT, 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 9, 11:12 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 427 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-102130- 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- 427 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 /327 PM MDT MON OCT 9 2006/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE FORECAST AREA THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF BECOMING SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH LARGE HAIL BEING THE MAIN THREAT. GUSTY TO DAMAGING WINDS MAY BE POSSIBLE AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE TRANS PECOS...AND THE BIG BEND REGION. 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, Oct 9, 7:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 746 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 TXZ057-074-100115- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 746 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR SOUTHERN CULBERSON COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST AT AROUND 30 MPH ACROSS SOUTHERN CULBERSON COUNTY. AT 744 PM CDT...THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF PLATEAU...OR ABOUT 14 MILES EAST OF VAN HORN. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHERN CULBERSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY OF PLATEAU. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING.
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 8:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 805 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 TXZ068-069-075-100200- CRANE-PECOS-UPTON- 805 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR CENTRAL PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN CRANE AND SOUTHERN UPTON COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GIRVIN AT 805 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL LIKELY CROSS I-10 APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF FORT STOCKTON BY 825 PM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PEA SIZED HAIL...THOUGH LARGER HAIL IS POSSIBLE IF FURTHER STRENGTHENING OCCURS. OTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED ALONG A BROKEN LINE FROM 20 MILES NORTH OF MARATHON TO 15 MILES EAST OF CRANE. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA SIZED HAIL. THIS LINE OF STORMS IS NOT EXPECTED TO MOVE MUCH THROUGH 9 PM...THOUGH INDIVIDUAL STORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 MPH. ANY STORMS OCCURRING ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING HAVE TO POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT. AREA RESIDENTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO THIS EVOLVING WEATHER SITUATION. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 05
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 8:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 809 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 TXZ057-058-074-100145- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- 809 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHERN JEFF DAVIS AND SOUTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF THE COMMUNITY OF KENT AT 808 PM CDT. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS STORM WILL AFFECT THE INTERSTATE 10 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY OF KENT...AND FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING.
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 8:21 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 821 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 TXZ058-059-074-100215- LOVING-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- 821 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR REEVES AND WESTERN LOVING COUNTIES. SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS REEVES COUNTY. AT 817 PM CDT...THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF BALMORHEA...AND ABOUT 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MENTONE. THESE STORMS ARE MOVING NORTHEAST AT AROUND 35 MPH. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE STORMS WILL AFFECT THE INTERSTATE 10 AND INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDORS IN REEVES COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF BALMORHEA AND PECOS. THE COMMUNITY OF MENTONE IN LOVING COUNTY WILL ALSO BE AFFECTED. PERSONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS SHOULD SEEK SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND.
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 9:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 900 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 TXZ069-070-100300- UPTON-REAGAN- 900 PM CDT MON OCT 9 2006 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL UPTON AND NORTHERN REAGAN COUNTIES. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF RANKIN AT 900 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. SMALL HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 05
Special weather statement, Oct 9, 10:17 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 9:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 55 min |
| Oct 9, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Ward | 67 min |
| Oct 9, 9:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 82 min |
| Oct 9, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Upton | 55 min |
| Oct 9, 10:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane | 62 min |
| Oct 9, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Upton | 64 min |
| Oct 9, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 58 min |
| Oct 10, 12:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 27 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2006Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2006
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.