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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2010, 9:18 PM CDT for 9 counties in Texas. It was in force for 57 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
- Apr 22, 2010, 9:18 PM CDT (02:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 22, 2010, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Andrews County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:19 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.
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 22, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 18 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
- 1537 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -50 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 9.1
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 22, 8:52 PM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 8:52 PM CDT, 26 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 2:49 PM CDT, 6 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 249 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-231130- 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- 249 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 /149 PM MDT THU APR 22 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A DRYLINE WILL COLLIDE WITH A PACIFIC COLD FRONT THIS EVENING AND PRODUCE A LINE OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND SOME OF THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY THREATS...BUT AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF A HOBBS TO KERMIT TO FORT STOCKTON TO SANDERSON LINE WILL HAVE THE GREATEST CHANCE OF SEEING SEVERE STORMS. NON SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS. WARM...DRY AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE PRESIDIO VALLEY...MARFA PLATEAU AND BIG BEND REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. SINCE CONDITIONS WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD... A RED FLAG WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY STRONG WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS AND THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6000 FEET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BY EARLY THIS EVENING. 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 22, 5:26 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 526 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ046-047-051-052-222300- BORDEN-DAWSON-HOWARD-MARTIN- 526 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN MARTIN...NORTHWESTERN HOWARD...SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON AND SOUTHWESTERN BORDEN COUNTIES UNTIL 600 PM CDT... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED IN NORTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTY AT 525 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO HAIL AND STRONG WINDS...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, Apr 22, 6:05 PM CDT, 3 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 605 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ046>048-051-052-222345- SCURRY-BORDEN-DAWSON-HOWARD-MARTIN- 605 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING BORDEN...EASTERN MARTIN...NORTHWESTERN HOWARD... NORTHWESTERN SCURRY AND SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 7 MILES NORTH OF STANTON AT 605 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. &&
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 6:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 646 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ047-230030- BORDEN- 646 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING WESTERN BORDEN COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAIL AT 646 PM CDT...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. &&
Local storm report, Apr 22, 7:09 PM CDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
709 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0646 PM HAIL GAIL 32.77N 101.45W
04/22/2010 E1.00 INCH BORDEN TX CO-OP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER IN GAIL REPORTED QUARTER HAIL THAT BEGAN
AROUND 646 PM AND ENDED ABOUT 651 PM.
&&
MSCHULDTLocal storm report, Apr 22, 7:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
756 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0748 PM HAIL 2 SW KNAPP 32.61N 101.15W
04/22/2010 E1.00 INCH SCURRY TX CO-OP OBSERVER
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL
&&
DAVID.HENNIGSpecial weather statement, Apr 22, 7:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 759 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 TXZ045-046-230145- GAINES-DAWSON- 759 PM CDT THU APR 22 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN GAINES AND NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 845 PM CDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF ASHMORE AT 759 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN NORTHEASTERN GAINES AND NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR WARNINGS AND REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. &&
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 48 min |
| Apr 22, 8:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 23 min |
| Apr 22, 10:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland | 118 min |
| Apr 22, 10:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Midland, Upton | 61 min |
| Apr 22, 10:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 43 min |
| Apr 22, 10:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 55 min |
| Apr 22, 10:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Martin | 32 min |
| Apr 22, 11:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 60 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.