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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2012, 5:46 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 59 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2012, 5:46 PM CDT (22:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2012, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Borden County, TX, Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 6:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 8 W Westbrook, TX | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 8 MILES WEST OF WESTBROOK ALONG INTERSTATE 20. |
| May 28, 6:23 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 6 W Westbrook, TX | TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTED TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL 6 MILES WEST OF WESTBROOK. |
| May 28, 6:38 PM CDT | HAIL 2.75 | 2 W Westbrook, TX | TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED BASEBALL SIZE HAIL 2 MILES WEST OF WESTBROOK ALONG INTERSTATE 20. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1975 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1079 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
210
WUUS54 KMAF 282246
SVRMAF
TXC033-227-335-415-282345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0155.120528T2246Z-120528T2345Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
546 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
MITCHELL COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
SOUTHERN SCURRY COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 645 PM CDT
* AT 543 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
VINCENT...OR 19 MILES NORTHEAST OF BIG SPRING...MOVING EAST AT 15
MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CUTHBERT...
WESTBROOK...
IRA...
COLORADO CITY...
DUNN...
CHINA GROVE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH... PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL... AND DEADLY
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3260 10066 3238 10067 3210 10067 3235 10132
3258 10129
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 268DEG 15KT 3244 10124
$$3 follow-up statements
012
WWUS54 KMAF 282305
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
605 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
TXC033-282314-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-120528T2345Z/
BORDEN TX-
605 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 604 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HADMOVED EAST.
THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3235 10127 3250 10125 3260 10066 3238 10067
3210 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 268DEG 15KT 3242 10117
$$
TXC227-335-415-282345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-120528T2345Z/
HOWARD TX-MITCHELL TX-SCURRY TX-
605 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY...MITCHELL AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD
COUNTIES...
AT 559 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR VINCENT...OR ABOUT 19 MILES WEST OF COLORADO CITY...
MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
CUTHBERT...WESTBROOK AND COLORADO CITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS DETECTED SOME ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE
NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY... A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO
IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3235 10127 3250 10125 3260 10066 3238 10067
3210 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 268DEG 15KT 3242 10117
$$361
WWUS54 KMAF 282317
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
617 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
TXC227-282325-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-120528T2345Z/
HOWARD TX-
617 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
AT 615 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT
THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAD MOVED EAST.
THEREFORE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 10118 3250 10117 3260 10066 3238 10067
3210 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 291DEG 21KT 3237 10108
$$
TXC335-415-282345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-120528T2345Z/
MITCHELL TX-SCURRY TX-
617 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...
AT 610 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL 8 MILES WEST OF
WESTBROOK. AT 613 PM CDT...THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES WEST OF
WESTBROOK...OR ABOUT 15 MILES WEST OF COLORADO CITY...MOVING EAST AT
25 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
INCLUDE...WESTBROOK AND COLORADO CITY AND INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN THE
TWO TOWNS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS DETECTED SOME ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY... A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS
SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 10118 3250 10117 3260 10066 3238 10067
3210 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 291DEG 21KT 3237 10108
$$102
WWUS54 KMAF 282333
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
633 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
TXC335-415-282345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-120528T2345Z/
MITCHELL TX-SCURRY TX-
633 PM CDT MON MAY 28 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY AND MITCHELL COUNTIES...
AT 623 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING LARGE HAIL UP TO TENNIS BALL SIZE 6 MILES
WEST OF WESTBROOK AT 631 THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WESTBROOK...OR
ABOUT 12 MILES WEST OF COLORADO CITY...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...COLORADO
CITY AND THE WESTBROOK AREA INCLUDING INTERSTATE 20 BETWEEN THE TWO
CITIES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS DETECTED SOME ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY... A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS
SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY
STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TUESDAY MORNING FOR WEST TEXAS.
&&
LAT...LON 3231 10118 3250 10117 3260 10066 3238 10067
3210 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 290DEG 16KT 3233 10103
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 7:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 46 min |
| May 28, 5:11 AM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 10 hr | |
| May 28, 3:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 58 min |
| May 28, 3:16 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 24 hr | |
| May 28, 3:16 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 32 hr | |
| May 28, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 57 min |
| May 28, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 61 min |
| May 28, 5:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 64 min |
| May 28, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 46 min |
| May 28, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 58 min |
| May 28, 6:14 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 28, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.