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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2008, 3:50 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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
- May 28, 2008, 3:50 PM CDT (20:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2008, 4:29 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Culberson County, TX
The radar
The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 212 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:51 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4826 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 138 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 28, 2:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 2:14 PM CDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 1:55 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 155 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-291900- 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- 155 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 /1255 PM MDT WED MAY 28 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. SOME OF THE STORMS THAT DEVELOP MAY BECOME SEVERE. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY THE STRONGER STORMS. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT WILL BE OVER THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO...AND THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS AFTERNOON AND 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
Local storm report, May 28, 12:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1224 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM HAIL 2 E ALPINE 30.36N 103.63W
05/27/2008 E2.75 INCH BREWSTER TX EMERGENCY MNGR
BREWSTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED BASEBALL
SIZE HAIL APPROX. 2 MILES EAST OF ALPINE.
0530 PM HAIL 3 S PERSIMMON GAP 29.62N 103.18W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH BREWSTER TX CO-OP OBSERVER
0535 PM HAIL SEAGRAVES 32.94N 102.57W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH GAINES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
GAINES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
IN SEAGRAVES.
0625 PM HAIL LAMESA 32.73N 101.96W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH DAWSON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FROM 625-645 THERE WAS GOLFBALL AND SMALLER HAIL.
0630 PM HAIL 1 SW MARATHON 30.20N 103.25W
05/27/2008 E0.75 INCH BREWSTER TX TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF MARATHON.
0645 PM HAIL LAMESA 32.73N 101.96W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH DAWSON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN LAMESA.
0704 PM HAIL MONAHANS 31.60N 102.89W
05/27/2008 E1.00 INCH WARD TX TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN MONAHANS.
0745 PM HAIL 4 S SAND 32.64N 102.18W
05/27/2008 E0.75 INCH DAWSON TX CO-OP OBSERVER
0751 PM HAIL GARDENDALE 32.02N 102.37W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH ECTOR TX BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN GARDENDALE.
0800 PM TORNADO 8 WSW FRIENDSHIP 32.59N 102.16W
05/27/2008 DAWSON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TEXAS DPS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 8 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF FRIENDSHIP.
0819 PM HAIL 13 WSW TARZAN 32.24N 102.19W
05/27/2008 E0.88 INCH MARTIN TX TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER ON MARTIN COUNTY
LINE 13 WSW OF TARZAN
0819 PM TSTM WND GST 13 WSW TARZAN 32.24N 102.19W
05/27/2008 E60.00 MPH MARTIN TX TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED ON THE MARTIN COUNTY
LINE.
0830 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SE LAMESA 32.71N 101.93W
05/27/2008 E62.00 MPH DAWSON TX MESONET
0830 PM HAIL WELCH 32.93N 102.13W
05/27/2008 E0.75 INCH DAWSON TX POST OFFICE
0835 PM FLASH FLOOD LAMESA 32.73N 101.96W
05/27/2008 DAWSON TX TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE FOOT OF WATER REPORTED ACROSS SEVERAL STREETS IN
LAMESA.
&&
JGUDMESTLocal storm report, May 28, 12:28 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1228 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0322 PM HAIL 2 E ALPINE 30.36N 103.63W
05/27/2008 E2.75 INCH BREWSTER TX EMERGENCY MNGR
BREWSTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORTED BASEBALL
SIZE HAIL APPROX. 2 MILES EAST OF ALPINE.
0530 PM HAIL 3 S PERSIMMON GAP 29.62N 103.18W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH BREWSTER TX CO-OP OBSERVER
0535 PM HAIL SEAGRAVES 32.94N 102.57W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH GAINES TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
GAINES COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL
IN SEAGRAVES.
0625 PM HAIL LAMESA 32.73N 101.96W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH DAWSON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
FROM 625-645 THERE WAS GOLFBALL AND SMALLER HAIL.
0630 PM HAIL 1 SW MARATHON 30.20N 103.25W
05/27/2008 E0.75 INCH BREWSTER TX TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTHWEST OF MARATHON.
0645 PM HAIL LAMESA 32.73N 101.96W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH DAWSON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN LAMESA.
0702 PM TORNADO 5 SW LAMESA 32.68N 102.02W
05/27/2008 DAWSON TX STORM CHASER
0704 PM HAIL MONAHANS 31.60N 102.89W
05/27/2008 E1.00 INCH WARD TX TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN MONAHANS.
0745 PM HAIL 4 S SAND 32.64N 102.18W
05/27/2008 E0.75 INCH DAWSON TX CO-OP OBSERVER
0745 PM TORNADO 15 SW LAMESA 32.58N 102.14W
05/27/2008 DAWSON TX STORM CHASER
0751 PM HAIL GARDENDALE 32.02N 102.37W
05/27/2008 E1.75 INCH ECTOR TX BROADCAST MEDIA
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN GARDENDALE.
0800 PM TORNADO 8 WSW FRIENDSHIP 32.59N 102.16W
05/27/2008 DAWSON TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
TEXAS DPS REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND 8 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF FRIENDSHIP.
0819 PM HAIL 13 WSW TARZAN 32.24N 102.19W
05/27/2008 E0.88 INCH MARTIN TX TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL HAIL REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER ON MARTIN COUNTY
LINE 13 WSW OF TARZAN
0819 PM TSTM WND GST 13 WSW TARZAN 32.24N 102.19W
05/27/2008 E60.00 MPH MARTIN TX TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED ON THE MARTIN COUNTY
LINE.
0830 PM HAIL WELCH 32.93N 102.13W
05/27/2008 E0.75 INCH DAWSON TX POST OFFICE
0830 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SE LAMESA 32.71N 101.93W
05/27/2008 E62.00 MPH DAWSON TX MESONET
0835 PM FLASH FLOOD LAMESA 32.73N 101.96W
05/27/2008 DAWSON TX TRAINED SPOTTER
ONE FOOT OF WATER REPORTED ACROSS SEVERAL STREETS IN
LAMESA.
&&
JGUDMESTSpecial weather statement, May 28, 1:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 140 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 TXZ074-281915- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 140 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. AN RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY BETWEEN KENT AND THE MCDONALD OBSERVATORY AT 140 PM CDT. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS DETECTED. AS THIS THUNDERSTORM INCREASES...HEAVY RAIN ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL MAY OCCUR. DEADLY LIGHTNING IS A PARTICULARLY RISK TO ELEVATED TARGETS IN MOUNTAIN AREAS. PEOPLE NEAR THIS THUNDERSTORM SHOULD FIND AN ENCLOSED STURDY STRUCTURE FOR PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING. 05
Special weather statement, May 28, 2:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 227 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 TXZ074-282030- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ALPINE 227 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. AT 220 PM CDT...AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF KENT. THE STORM WAS MOVING NORTH NORTH EAST AT 10 MPH. THIS THUNDERSTORM SHOULD CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE HOUR AND MAY BECOME SEVERE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAINFALL...GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL MAY ACCOMPANY THE STORM. INDIVIDUALS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. AVOID TALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TREES AND OTHER STRUCTURES.
Special weather statement, May 28, 3:33 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 333 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 TXZ057-058-074-282100- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS- 333 PM CDT WED MAY 28 2008 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR SOUTHEAST CULBERSON COUNTY. AT 333 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED ABOUT 10 MILES NORTH OF KENT OVER SOUTHEAST CULBERSON COUNTY ...MOVING NORTH AT 20 MPH. PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 58 min |
| May 27, 7:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 43 min |
| May 27, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler | 55 min |
| May 27, 7:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 16 min |
| May 27, 7:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 31 min |
| May 27, 7:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 59 min |
| May 27, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 58 min |
| May 27, 7:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 39 min |
| May 27, 7:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Martin | 62 min |
| May 27, 8:13 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
| May 27, 8:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 62 min |
| May 27, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 34 min |
| May 27, 8:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 59 min |
| May 27, 8:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Martin | 38 min |
| May 27, 9:46 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden | 3 hr |
| May 28, 1:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 55 min |
| May 28, 4:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Jeff Davis | 47 min |
| May 28, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 64 min |
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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.