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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 172, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 3, 2009Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2009, 8:44 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. 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
Jun 3, 2009, 8:44 PM MDT (02:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2009, 9:30 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Lea County, NM

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 3, 5:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 5:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 1:09 PM MDT, 7 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
209 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-041915-
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-
209 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009 /109 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2009/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND MARFA
PLATEAU THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...IN ADDITION TO THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS AND ADJACENT SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS.  A FEW OF THE
STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS...IN ADDITION TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY FROM THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE PERMIAN BASIN.  ISOLATED
STORMS COULD BE SEVERE WITH HAIL AND STRONG WINDS THE MAIN THREATS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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, Jun 3, 5:22 PM MDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
622 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

TXZ080-081-032345-
BIG BEND AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-
622 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND WEST
CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES.

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY
AT 621 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

GUSTY WINDS NEAR 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
MARBLES...HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 5:46 PM MDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
646 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

TXZ074-080-040015-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-
646 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHEASTERN PRESIDIO...
NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES.

A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 17 MILES
NORTHWEST OF PAISANO PASS AT 645 PM CDT...MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST
AT 20 MPH.

PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN PRESIDIO...NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER AND SOUTH
CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION
CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 6:28 PM MDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
728 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

TXZ079>081-040100-
PRESIDIO VALLEY-BIG BEND AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-
728 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR SOUTHEASTERN PRESIDIO AND WEST
CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES.

A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 3 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK AT 728 PM CDT...MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN SOUTHEASTERN PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES
SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND
REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Special weather statement, Jun 3, 8:33 PM MDT, 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
933 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2009

NMZ029-040300-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-
833 PM MDT WED JUN 3 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY.

A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 11 MILES
NORTH OF TATUM AT 834 PM MDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

PEA TO MARBLE SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE.

PEOPLE IN NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF TATUM...
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 4, 12:04 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines41 min
Jun 4, 1:38 PM MDTFire Weather WatchMAF24 hr
Jun 3, 10:08 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea67 min
Jun 3, 11:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea65 min
Jun 3, 11:34 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea86 min
Jun 4, 12:20 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea55 min
Jun 4, 3:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy50 min
Jun 4, 4:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy65 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2009Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.