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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 215, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 10, 2009Dawson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2009, 1:29 PM CDT for Dawson County, Texas. 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 10, 2009, 1:29 PM CDT (18:29 UTC)
Expired: Jun 10, 2009, 2:15 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Dawson County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 10, 8:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

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 10, 9:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 9:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 3:56 AM CDT, 9 hours 33 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 8:11 AM CDT, 5 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 10, 9:09 AM CDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 10, 9:26 AM CDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
926 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

TXZ060-101515-
WINKLER-
926 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR CENTRAL WINKLER COUNTY.

AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF WINK AT
924 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS
THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE KERMIT...INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 212
AND 222...STATE HIGHWAY 18 NORTH OF KERMIT.

AS THIS THUNDERSTORM INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PEA TO MARBLE SIZED
HAIL...WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

PEOPLE IN CENTRAL WINKLER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF
KERMIT...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR
WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 11:31 AM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1131 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

TXZ046-047-051-101700-
BORDEN-DAWSON-MARTIN-
1131 AM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT...

THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTHEASTERN MARTIN...
SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON AND WEST CENTRAL BORDEN COUNTIES.

AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF
SPARENBERG AT 1129 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

AS THIS THUNDERSTORM STRENGTHENS...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP
RAPIDLY.  GUSTY WINDS NEAR 50 MPH...SMALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
MARBLES...HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM CDT
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS.

Special weather statement, Jun 10, 12:32 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 10, 1:18 PM CDT, 11 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
118 PM CDT WED JUN 10 2009

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

0108 PM     HAIL             6 WSW LAMESA            32.70N 102.05W
06/10/2009  E1.00 INCH       DAWSON             TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED 6 MILES WSW OF
            LAMESA.

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CHRIS.DANIELS

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 9, 7:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos	62 min
Jun 10, 2:40 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	50 min
Jun 10, 3:21 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	54 min
Jun 10, 3:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	57 min
Jun 10, 4:34 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	3 hr
Jun 10, 4:43 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis	62 min
Jun 10, 4:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	54 min
Jun 10, 6:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Jeff Davis, Reeves	41 min
Jun 10, 6:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reeves, Ward	31 min
Jun 10, 6:35 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Winkler	55 min
Jun 10, 8:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	46 min
Jun 10, 10:57 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Presidio	78 min
Jun 10, 12:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	53 min
Jun 10, 1:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	65 min
Jun 10, 1:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	64 min
Jun 10, 2:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos	54 min
Jun 10, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	22 min
Jun 10, 2:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	3 hr
Jun 10, 2:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell, Scurry	54 min
Jun 10, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	53 min
Jun 10, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	13 min
Jun 10, 7:39 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	66 min
Jun 10, 8:48 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Lea	2 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.