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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 23, 2008Borden County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2008, 12:41 PM CDT for Borden County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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: Apr 23, 2008, 12:41 PM CDT (17:41 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2008, 1:15 PM CDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Borden County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 23, 12:52 PM CDT	HAIL 1	Fluvanna, TX

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 11 minutes after it went out.

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
Apr 23, 10:07 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 141 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: 2797 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -117 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 219 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.8
Supercell composite: 13.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS54 KMAF 231741
SVRMAF
TXC033-415-231845-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0034.080423T1741Z-080423T1845Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1241 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN SCURRY COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
  NORTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...

* UNTIL 145 PM CDT

* AT 1238 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
  WEST OF FLUVANNA...OR 11 MILES NORTHEAST OF GAIL...MOVING EAST AT
  28 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...     
  RURAL NORTHEAST BORDEN COUNTY...
  FLUVANNA...
  DERMOTT...

THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WINDS OVER 60 MPH. SEEK SAFE 
SHELTER AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WEST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3295 10100 3276 10100 3275 10116 3277 10123
      3284 10131 3295 10135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1740Z 267DEG 24KT 3286 10127

$$

1 follow-up statement

000 
WWUS54 KMAF 231815
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
115 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

TXC033-415-231824-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0034.000000T0000Z-080423T1845Z/
SCURRY TX-BORDEN TX-
115 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BORDEN AND
NORTHWESTERN SCURRY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

AT 114 PM CDT...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. THIS STILL REMAINS OVER NORTHERN SCURRY COUNTY AND IS 
STRONG. ADDITIONAL WARNINGS MAYBE NEEDED.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WEST TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3295 10100 3276 10100 3275 10116 3277 10123
      3284 10131 3295 10135
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 267DEG 24KT 3287 10100

$$

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 Apr 23, 12:21 PM CDT, 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 12:21 PM CDT, 20 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1221 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

.AVIATION...
DRYLINE IS W OF KCNM AND AS SUCH S-SE WINDS PREVAIL ACRS TAF
SITES. SCT TSTMS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING MAINLY AT
THE MAF/HOB SITES. DRYLINE IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A PUSH E MID
AFTERNOON TURNING WINDS TO SW-W AND INCREASING AT CNM/INK/PEQ/FST.
WILL HOLD OFF BRINGING MVFR CIGS BACK W INTO PB OVERNIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1028 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008/

UPDATE...
TEXT PRODUCTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED FOR TORNADO WATCH #219 IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM CDT.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MDT THIS
     EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS
     NP/LINCOLN NF/LNZ...SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ.

TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 2 PM CDT /1 PM MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
     CDT /7 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES...
     GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS...LOVING...REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER
     TRANS PECOS...VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 4:38 AM CDT, 8 hours 3 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
438 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-240945-
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-
438 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008 /338 AM MDT WED APR 23 2008/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH SOME
OF THESE STORMS POSSIBLY SEVERE.  STORMS MAY BEING THIS MORNING
ALONG AND EAST OF A CARLSBAD TO ALPINE LINE AND SHIFT EAST THROUGH
THE DAY.  THE PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS ARE UNDER A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE STORMS TODAY... WITH THE NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN/WESTERN
LOW ROLLING PLAINS HAVING THE GREATEST CHANCE OF EXPERIENCING SEVERE
WEATHER.  LOWER CHANCES OF STORMS TONIGHT WILL BE CONFINED TO THE EAST.
WHILE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH
THESE STORMS... LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE UPPER TRANS PECOS.
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THAT AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THROUGHOUT THE DAY ALONG AND EAST
OF A SEMINOLE TO FORT STOCKTON LINE.  SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS
IN THIS AREA SHOULD MONITOR DEVELOPING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

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, Apr 23, 8:55 AM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
855 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

TXZ046-047-051-052-231500-
BORDEN-DAWSON-HOWARD-MARTIN-
855 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EASTERN DAWSON...NORTHEASTERN
MARTIN...NORTHWESTERN BORDEN AND NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SPARENBERG AT 855 AM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WAS
LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ACKERLY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

SMALL HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE. STORM INTENSITY IS INCREASING AND SEVERE WEATHER MAY
DEVELOP ACROSS EASTERN DAWSON...NORTHEASTERN MARTIN...NORTHWESTERN
BORDEN AND NORTHWESTERN HOWARD COUNTIES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE SPARENBERG...ACKERLY...U.S. HIGHWAYS 87
AND 180.

Local storm report, Apr 23, 10:56 AM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1056 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

1045 AM     HAIL             8 W GAIL                32.77N 101.59W
04/23/2008  E0.75 INCH       BORDEN             TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED ALONG FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1054 NORTH

&&

PVESPER

Local storm report, Apr 23, 11:53 AM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1153 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

1145 AM     HAIL             5 W GAIL                32.77N 101.54W
04/23/2008  E0.50 INCH       BORDEN             TX   PUBLIC

            A FEW HAILSTONES WERE PENNY SIZE AS WELL.

&&

PVESPER

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 11:53 AM CDT, 48 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1153 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

TXZ047-231800-
BORDEN-
1153 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHWESTERN BORDEN COUNTY.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF MESQUITE AT 1153
AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH AND WILL CROSS HIGHWAY 62 180.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM CDT WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR WEST TEXAS.

HAIL AND WINDS AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

Local storm report, Apr 23, 12:26 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1226 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

1145 AM     HAIL             13 W GAIL               32.77N 101.67W
04/23/2008  E0.50 INCH       BORDEN             TX   PUBLIC

            A FEW HAILSTONES WERE PENNY SIZE AS WELL.

&&

PVESPER

Local storm report, Apr 23, 12:40 PM CDT, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1240 PM CDT WED APR 23 2008

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

1225 PM     TSTM WND GST     GAIL                    32.77N 101.45W
04/23/2008  M62 MPH          BORDEN             TX   MESONET

            A 54 KNOT WIND REPORTED AT THE TEXAS TECH MESONET STATION
            IN GAIL.

&&

PVESPER

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 23, 5:48 AM CDT	Red Flag Warning	MAF	Loving	14 hr
Apr 23, 9:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	56 min
Apr 23, 10:09 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Borden	66 min
Apr 23, 12:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden	45 min
Apr 23, 1:40 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden	3 hr
Apr 23, 2:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Scurry	41 min
Apr 23, 2:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	66 min
Apr 23, 2:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden	27 min
Apr 23, 2:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	59 min
Apr 23, 2:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Scurry	56 min
Apr 23, 2:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos	49 min
Apr 23, 2:56 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Scurry	49 min
Apr 23, 3:18 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Dawson	42 min
Apr 23, 3:21 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Scurry	20 min
Apr 23, 3:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	62 min
Apr 23, 4:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Dawson	30 min
Apr 23, 4:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Gaines	41 min
Apr 23, 4:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Borden	37 min
Apr 23, 4:49 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	41 min
Apr 23, 5:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden	42 min
Apr 23, 5:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	23 min
Apr 23, 5:28 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Dawson	47 min
Apr 23, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Scurry	22 min
Apr 23, 5:43 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Martin	47 min
Apr 23, 6:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard	25 min
Apr 23, 6:35 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Howard	25 min
Apr 23, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson	29 min
Apr 23, 6:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard	24 min
Apr 23, 6:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson	45 min
Apr 23, 6:55 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Howard	25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.