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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 19, 2008Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 19, 2008, 4:35 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 55 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: Jun 19, 2008, 4:35 PM CDT (21:35 UTC)
Expired: Jun 19, 2008, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 139 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: 335 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -358 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2074 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 244 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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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 Jun 19, 3:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 19, 3:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
301 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

.DISCUSSION...
FORECAST CONCERNS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CENTERED ON PRECIPITATION
CHANCES FOR THE UPCOMING FORECAST. THE SHORT RANGE MODELS ALONG
WITH THE 00Z ECMWF ALL SHOW A WEAK MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. YESTERDAY/S 12Z NAM/WRF12 WAS
GENEROUS IN IT/S QPF OUTPUT...WHEREAS TODAY/S RUN HAS BACKED OFF
ON QPF. THE NAM/WRF HAS TYPICALLY BEEN DOING BETTER WITH RECENT
PRECIPITATION... SO WE HAVE TAKEN THE LATEST RUN INTO
CONSIDERATION. WHILE WE HAVE MADE A SLIGHT DECREASE IN RAIN
CHANCES FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PREFER TO KEEP AT LEAST A
SLIGHT CHANCE TO LOW END CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF
THE REGION. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN CONCERN. WE
WILL ALSO KEEP A MENTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND NORTH
OF A TATUM NEW MEXICO TO BIG SPRING LINE DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS TO ACCOUNT FOR ANY MCS ACTIVITY. MCS ACTIVITY COULD CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AS THE MEDIUM RANGE
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH EMBEDDED MID-LEVEL
SHORTWAVE TROUGHS AFFECTING THE REGION. IN THIS PATTERN...
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE FAVORED ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...WITH LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING PRECIPITATION
FAVORED ACROSS THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING
PLAINS. WE HAVE KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WE WILL ALSO KEEP TEMPERATURES
AT OR JUST ABOVE NORMAL GIVEN EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW AT 850MB
BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER AND MORE MOIST AIR INTO WEST TEXAS AND
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO. PRECIPITATION CHANCES INTO THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK REMAIN UNCLEAR...BUT IF THE LATEST GFS VERIFIES...WE MAY
NEED TO INCREASE SOME RAIN CHANCES FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BIG SPRING TX              73  93  70  95  /  40  20  20  20
CARLSBAD NM                70  94  68  98  /  20  20  20  20
DRYDEN TX                  74  98  74  97  /  20  10  10  10
FORT STOCKTON TX           74  98  72  99  /  20  20  10  20
GUADALUPE PASS TX          69  90  67  92  /  20  10  20  20
HOBBS NM                   69  91  66  95  /  30  20  30  20
MARFA TX                   64  94  64  93  /  20  20  10  20
MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX    73  94  69  93  /  30  20  20  20
ODESSA TX                  73  94  70  94  /  30  20  20  20
WINK TX                    74  99  72 103  /  30  20  20  20

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

12/06

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 19, 1:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 51 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
144 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-201030-
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-
144 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008 /1244 PM MDT THU JUN 19 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN
ALONG WITH LIGHTNING STRIKES HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO START
WILDFIRES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY NIGHT ALONG AND NORTH OF A
VAN HORN TO BIG LAKE LINE.  A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND OR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR 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

Local storm report, Jun 19, 12:22 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 19, 2:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
253 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1130 PM     HAIL             2 N SEMINOLE            32.75N 102.65W
06/17/2008  E4.25 INCH       GAINES             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            2 MILES NORTH OF SEMINOLE ON ROAD 214

1136 PM     HAIL             SNYDER                  32.71N 100.92W
06/17/2008  E0.75 INCH       SCURRY             TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

1145 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 E LAKE J.B. THOMAS    32.59N 101.22W
06/17/2008  E60.00 MPH       BORDEN             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

1230 AM     TSTM WND GST     LENORAH                 32.31N 101.88W
06/18/2008  E60.00 MPH       MARTIN             TX   POST OFFICE

1233 AM     HAIL             2 W ANDREWS             32.32N 102.58W
06/18/2008  E1.00 INCH       ANDREWS            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

0100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GARDEN CITY             31.87N 101.48W
06/18/2008                   GLASSCOCK          TX   PUBLIC

            FENCE BLOWN DOWN, POWER OUT IN CITY

0121 AM     HAIL             3 W ODESSA              31.85N 102.42W
06/18/2008  E1.75 INCH       ECTOR              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            IN WEST ODESSA

0130 AM     HAIL             7 SE ODESSA             31.78N 102.28W
06/18/2008  E0.75 INCH       MIDLAND            TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

0240 AM     TSTM WND DMG     RANKIN                  31.23N 101.94W
06/18/2008                   UPTON              TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES REPORTED UPROOTED AND A LARGE TREE SNAPPED AT THE
            BASE.

0610 AM     HAIL             SNYDER                  32.71N 100.92W
06/19/2008  E0.88 INCH       SCURRY             TX   PUBLIC

0615 AM     HAIL             SNYDER                  32.71N 100.92W
06/19/2008  E1.00 INCH       SCURRY             TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            HAIL COVERED THE GROUND

&&

PVESPER

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 3:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
306 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

TXZ074-081-192030-
BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
306 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 4 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ALTUDA AT 306 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 9 MPH.

PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Special weather statement, Jun 19, 4:21 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
421 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

TXZ075-192145-
PECOS-
421 PM CDT THU JUN 19 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 1 MILE
NORTHEAST OF FORT STOCKTON AT 321 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 12
MPH.

PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN NORTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER
SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR
THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 19, 5:35 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector, Scurry	117 days
Jun 19, 5:55 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Scurry	35 min
Jun 19, 6:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell, Scurry	26 min
Jun 19, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	66 min
Jun 19, 5:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
Jun 19, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	48 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2008 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008

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.