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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 264, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 21, 2010, 3:48 PM CDT for Crane County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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
- Oct 21, 2010, 3:48 PM CDT (20:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 21, 2010, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Crane County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 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 Oct 21, 3:01 PM CDT, 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 21, 3:01 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 21, 1:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 119 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-221830- 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- 119 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 /1219 PM MDT THU OCT 21 2010/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG AND EAST OF A MALJAMAR TO PECOS TO MARATHON LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLOODING THE PRIMARY THREATS. A TORNADO OR TWO WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TO THE WEST OF A MALJAMAR TO PECOS TO MARATHON LINE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVER 50 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL...BUT SHOULD GENERALLY STAY BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WINDY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES MONDAY COULD LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 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, Oct 21, 10:48 AM CDT, 5 hours before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 1048 AM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 NMZ029-211600- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- 948 AM MDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN LEA COUNTY UNTIL 1000 AM MDT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHEASTERN LEA COUNTY AT 947 AM MDT...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...UP TO NICKEL SIZED HAIL...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. &&
Special weather statement, Oct 21, 2:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 219 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 TXZ067-075-211945- WARD-PECOS- 219 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTH CENTRAL PECOS AND SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GRANDFALLS AT 219 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND. &&
Special weather statement, Oct 21, 2:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 246 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 TXZ075-212015- PECOS- 246 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING NORTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY UNTIL 315 PM CDT... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY AT 246 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIDLAND. [NO.NE.YES] A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. &&
Local storm report, Oct 21, 3:15 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Oct 21, 3:25 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
325 PM CDT THU OCT 21 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0320 PM HAIL 10 NE FORT STOCKTON 30.99N 102.77W
10/21/2010 E1.75 INCH PECOS TX STORM CHASER
HAIL RANGED IN SIZE FROM NICKELS TO GOLFBALLS.
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SCHULDTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 11:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 64 min |
| Oct 21, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 54 min |
| Oct 21, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Ward | 53 min |
| Oct 21, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 54 min |
| Oct 21, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reeves, Ward | 49 min |
| Oct 21, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 55 min |
| Oct 21, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ward | 60 min |
| Oct 21, 4:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 59 min |
| Oct 21, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Upton | 42 min |
| Oct 21, 5:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 56 min |
| Oct 21, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 49 min |
| Oct 21, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Upton | 45 min |
| Oct 21, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 61 min |
| Oct 21, 6:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Gaines, Winkler | 62 min |
| Oct 20, 10:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 55 min |
| Oct 20, 10:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 64 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.