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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 24, 20104 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2010, 12:31 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 59 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
May 24, 2010, 12:31 PM CDT (17:31 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2010, 1:30 PM CDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 36 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2010-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2145 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2010-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 81 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2145 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
81 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 May 24, 12:02 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:02 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 4:15 AM CDT, 8 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
415 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-242000-
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-
415 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010 /315 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MAINLY WEST TEXAS TODAY
AND TONIGHT. ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
BE ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL. A
FEW STORMS MAY APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS...BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE GUADALUPE
MOUNTAINS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 10 PERCENT AND SUSTAINED WEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE WILL BE A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
ON TUESDAY. THOUGH THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER WILL
BE LOW...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME MARGINALLY SEVERE...WITH
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING 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

Local storm report, May 24, 9:41 AM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 24, 11:27 AM CDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1127 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

TXZ060-061-067-068-241700-
WINKLER-ECTOR-WARD-CRANE-
1127 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS
AFFECTING EASTERN WARD...NORTHERN CRANE...SOUTHEASTERN WINKLER AND
SOUTHERN ECTOR COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF
PENNIES AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR 40 TO 50 MPH WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH
OF MONAHANS AT 1126 AM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.

&&
Special weather statement, May 24, 11:32 AM CDT, 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1132 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

TXZ050-051-062-241700-
ANDREWS-MARTIN-MIDLAND-
1132 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A STRONG THUNDERSTORM AFFECTING
NORTHWESTERN MIDLAND...SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS AND SOUTHWESTERN MARTIN
COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CDT...

AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
MIDLAND AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS COUNTIES AT 1127 AM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL AND WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINS CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED.

THIS THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT STATE HIGHWAY 349 FROM MILE MARKER 316
NORTH TO THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 176.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER AS THIS THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR LOCATION.

&&
Special weather statement, May 24, 12:02 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1202 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

TXZ068-075-241730-
CRANE-PECOS-
1202 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55
MPH WINDS AFFECTING NORTH CENTRAL PECOS AND WEST CENTRAL CRANE
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...

AN INTENSIFYING THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND
GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF FORT STOCKTON OVER STATE
HIGHWAY 18 AT 1201 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.

&&
Special weather statement, May 24, 12:24 PM CDT, 7 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1224 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

TXZ061-067-068-241800-
ECTOR-WARD-CRANE-
1224 PM CDT MON MAY 24 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS
AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN WARD...NORTHERN CRANE AND SOUTH CENTRAL ECTOR
COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF PENNIES AND
GUSTY WINDS NEAR 40 TO 50 MPH WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MONAHANS SANDHILLS STATE PARK AT 1223 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING CAN BE EXPECTED. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER... YOU
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK SAFE SHELTER NOW.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos, Reeves32 min
May 23, 8:01 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos, Reeves29 min
May 23, 8:09 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos, Reeves3 hr
May 23, 8:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos, Reeves26 min
May 23, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Reeves60 min
May 23, 9:19 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos, Reeves41 min
May 24, 4:40 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMAF15 hr
May 24, 12:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos54 min
May 24, 1:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Upton53 min
May 24, 1:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos3 hr
May 24, 1:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos57 min
May 24, 2:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Upton3 hr
May 24, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Upton32 min
May 24, 2:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos59 min
May 24, 3:03 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Upton3 hr
May 24, 3:15 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos30 min
May 24, 3:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton63 min
May 24, 4:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos62 min
May 24, 4:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos59 min
May 24, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell65 min
May 24, 5:55 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos, Terrell35 min
May 24, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos, Terrell47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.