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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 430, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 26, 2007Andrews County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2007, 11:43 PM CDT for Andrews County, Texas. It was in force for 62 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jun 26, 2007, 11:43 PM CDT (04:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2007, 12:45 AM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Andrews County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 12:10 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 0Andrews, TXROOF BLOWN OFF BLDG ONTO POWER LINES
Jun 27, 12:38 AM CDTTSTM WND GST 59Andrews, TX

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 6:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 55 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2007-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2399 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2007-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2399 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-63 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
233 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.0

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The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KMAF 270445 RRA
SVRMAF
TXC003-270545-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0430.070627T0443Z-070627T0545Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1143 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ANDREWS COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 1245 AM CDT

* AT 1140 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS
  IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORM WERE LOCATED FROM 21 MILES 
  NORTHEAST OF ANDREWS...TO ANDREWS...TO 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 
  ANDREWS...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
  ANDREWS...
  HIGHWAYS 115 AND 176...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE. THIS IS
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY
STRUCTURE AWAY FROM WINDOWS IMMEDIATELY

LAT...LON 3251 10223 3208 10224 3209 10305 3250 10305

$$
1 follow-up statement
000 
WWUS54 KMAF 270516
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1215 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2007

TXC003-270545-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0430.000000T0000Z-070627T0545Z/
ANDREWS TX-
1215 AM CDT WED JUN 27 2007

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM CDT
FOR ANDREWS COUNTY...

AT 1214 AM CDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED 29 MILES EAST OF ANDREWS...OR ABOUT 21 MILES NORTHWEST OF
STANTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH... PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER...PREFERABLY 
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3251 10223 3208 10224 3209 10305 3250 10305

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines59 min
Jun 26, 10:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson54 min
Jun 26, 10:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews61 min
Jun 26, 10:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines62 min
Jun 26, 11:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson67 min
Jun 26, 11:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor, Winkler56 min
Jun 26, 11:36 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFGaines3 hr
Jun 26, 11:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving63 min
Jun 26, 11:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMartin62 min
Jun 26, 11:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMidland57 min
Jun 26, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden64 min
Jun 26, 11:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFWard64 min
Jun 26, 11:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines61 min
Jun 27, 12:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Reeves58 min
Jun 27, 12:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane61 min
Jun 27, 12:23 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor, Midland3 hr
Jun 27, 12:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard65 min
Jun 27, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor47 min
Jun 27, 12:33 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos57 min
Jun 27, 12:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson42 min
Jun 27, 12:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFUpton54 min
Jun 27, 12:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMartin, Midland64 min
Jun 27, 12:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry62 min
Jun 27, 12:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden67 min
Jun 27, 12:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Reeves66 min
Jun 27, 1:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan66 min
Jun 27, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane61 min
Jun 27, 1:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock66 min
Jun 27, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos64 min
Jun 27, 1:27 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFUpton63 min
Jun 27, 1:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis57 min
Jun 27, 1:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReeves64 min
Jun 27, 2:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFTerrell66 min
Jun 27, 2:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos61 min
Jun 27, 4:11 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor, Midland3 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.