Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2009
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 260, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2009, 6:08 PM CDT for Presidio County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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 21, 2009, 6:08 PM CDT (23:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2009, 6:46 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Presidio County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 291 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
- 1063 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -111 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 970 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
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 21, 2:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 2:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 22 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 246 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 .DISCUSSION... A VERY MOIST AIRMASS REMAINS IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS AS HIGH AS 70 F IN THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REMAINS CENTERED ACROSS AR/LA/MS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A NARROW TONGUE OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE IS STRETCHING ACROSS WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THIS FEATURE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING WITHIN THE MID LEVEL MOIST AXIS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE GREATEST COVERAGE IN THE BIG BEND REGION. WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY 20-30 PCT POPS GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THE MID LEVEL THETA-E RIDGE AXIS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT WESTWARD THIS EVENING. WILL CARRY A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST TEXAS UNDERNEATH THE BEST THETA-E RIDGING. THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WILL SLOWLY BUILD WESTWARD OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THE MID LEVEL MOIST AXIS WILL BECOME ORIENTED ACROSS THE WESTERN THIRD OF THE CWFA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND HAVE DRAWN ISOLATED/SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY WEST OF AN ARTESIA...BALMORHEA...ALPINE LINE UNDERNEATH THIS AXIS. THE UPPER RIDGE WILL THEN HOLD A STRONG INFLUENCE TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK...LENDING TO A DRIER AND WARMER FORECAST ACROSS THE REGION. GENERALLY WENT A LITTLE BELOW GUIDANCE NUMBERS THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...BASED ON DECENT AGREEMENT AMONGST 850 MB TEMPERATURE PROGS AS SHOWN ON THE LATEST RUNS OF THE WRF/GFS/ECMWF MODEL SOLUTIONS. OVERNIGHT LOWS SHOULD VARY LITTLE. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BIG SPRING TX 72 94 71 95 / 10 0 0 10 CARLSBAD NM 68 95 66 95 / 10 10 10 10 DRYDEN TX 72 93 72 94 / 10 0 10 10 FORT STOCKTON TX 72 93 71 94 / 10 0 0 0 GUADALUPE PASS TX 68 88 66 88 / 10 20 10 10 HOBBS NM 68 94 67 94 / 10 10 10 0 MARFA TX 61 86 57 86 / 20 20 10 10 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 71 94 70 94 / 10 0 0 0 ODESSA TX 72 94 71 94 / 10 0 0 0 WINK TX 72 96 72 96 / 10 10 0 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 67/21
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 12:07 PM CDT, 6 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1207 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-221715- 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- 1207 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 /1107 AM MDT SUN JUN 21 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 WILL DEVELOP OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING NEAR THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS... SOUTH TO THE BIG BEND REGION. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT...BUT A STORM OR TWO COULD PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OR HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 21, 4:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
<title>Service Notice</title>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
<main class="wrap">
<section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
<div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
<h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
<p id="message1">
The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
</p>
<p id="message2">
Please try again in a few minutes.
</p>
<p class="small" id="detail">
If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
</p>
</section>
</main>
<script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:18 PM CDT, 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 518 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 TXZ081-212245- BIG BEND AREA- 518 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY. AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHISOS BASIN AT 519 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. AS THIS THUNDERSTORM INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF CHISOS BASIN...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 21, 5:29 PM CDT, 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 529 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 TXZ080-212300- MARFA PLATEAU- 529 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY. AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF MARFA NEAR FARM TO MARKET ROAD 169 IN EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY AT 528 PM CDT... MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. AS THIS THUNDERSTORM INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY 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 21, 5:32 PM CDT, 36 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 532 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 TXZ074-212300- DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 532 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT DAVIS ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 17 AT 532 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. AS THIS THUNDERSTORM INCREASES...SEVERE WEATHER MAY DEVELOP RAPIDLY. PEOPLE IN SOUTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITY OF FORT DAVIS...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 21, 5:45 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 545 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 TXZ079-080-212315- PRESIDIO VALLEY-MARFA PLATEAU- 545 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY. A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES EAST OF ADOBES OR 14 MILES NORTHWEST OF PRESIDIO AT 541 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH. GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...MARBLE SIZE HAIL...HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. AREAS IMPACTED BY THIS THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ADOBES AND FARM TO MARKET ROAD 170. SEEK SHELTER IF THIS THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:49 PM CDT, 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 549 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 TXZ074-075-081-212315- PECOS-BIG BEND AREA-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA- 549 PM CDT SUN JUN 21 2009 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT... THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTIES. 3 STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTIES AT 544 PM CDT. ONE STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALPINE ALONG HIGHWAY 67 IN EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY. A SECOND STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF HOVEY NEAR HIGHWAY 67 IN WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY. A THIRD STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF ALPINE IN OPEN COUNTRY OF EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY. ALL THREE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 21, 4:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 47 min |
| Jun 21, 4:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 49 min |
| Jun 21, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis | 58 min |
| Jun 21, 6:44 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio | 3 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.