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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 29, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2012, 9:15 PM CDT for Crane County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min. 5 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
- Apr 6, 2012, 9:15 PM CDT (02:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Crane County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 9:17 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 12 E Tubbs Corner, TX | |
| Apr 6, 9:17 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 12 E Tubbs Corner, TX | GOLFBALL TO 2 INCH SIZE HAIL. |
| Apr 6, 9:58 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 Sw Crane, TX | QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE. |
| Apr 6, 10:11 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 1 S Crane, TX | |
| Apr 6, 10:16 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 1 S Crane, TX | QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 2.3 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
765
WUUS54 KMAF 070215
SVRMAF
TXC103-070315-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0029.120407T0215Z-120407T0315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
915 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL CRANE COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS...
* UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
* AT 912 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS
STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TUBBS CORNER...OR 13 MILES WEST OF
CRANE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
CRANE...
STATE HIGHWAY 329...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3161 10248 3152 10232 3133 10233 3128 10259
3143 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 232DEG 12KT 3139 10256
$$3 follow-up statements
186
WWUS54 KMAF 070226
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
926 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012
TXC103-070315-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120407T0315Z/
CRANE TX-
926 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CRANE COUNTY...
AT 917 PM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER 12 MILES EAST OF TUBBS
CORNER REPORTED GOLF BALL TO HEN EGG SIZE HAIL. AT 922 PM CDT...
THIS STORM WAS LOCATED ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF CRANE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
CRANE...STATE HIGHWAY 329 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 250 AND 260...
FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1601.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DOPPLER RADAR HAS DETECTED WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM AND STORM
SPOTTERS HAVE OBSERVED A WALL CLOUD. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...
A TORNADO MAY STILL DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED... ACT QUICKLY
AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE... SUCH AS A
BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK
SAFE SHELTER NOW.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL. IF YOU ARE IN THE
PATH OF THIS STORM... TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.
&&
LAT...LON 3161 10248 3152 10232 3133 10233 3128 10259
3143 10276
TIME...MOT...LOC 0222Z 232DEG 12KT 3140 10254
$$151
WWUS54 KMAF 070244
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
944 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012
TXC103-070315-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120407T0315Z/
CRANE TX-
944 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL CRANE COUNTY...
AT 940 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
DETECT A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 329 AND FARM TO
MARKET ROAD 1601 OR 5 MILES WEST OF CRANE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...
CRANE...STATE HIGHWAY 329 AND FARM TO MARKET ROAD 1601.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK
SAFE SHELTER NOW.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3140 10272 3161 10248 3152 10232 3133 10233
3128 10259
TIME...MOT...LOC 0243Z 251DEG 12KT 3141 10243
$$085
WWUS54 KMAF 070305
SVSMAF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1005 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012
TXC103-070315-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120407T0315Z/
CRANE TX-
1005 PM CDT FRI APR 6 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN CRANE COUNTY...
AT 958 PM CDT...A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CRANE REPORTED QUARTER TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
AT 959 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CRANE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE...CRANE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS... DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER... YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. SEEK
SAFE SHELTER NOW.
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE
DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
&&
LAT...LON 3144 10262 3155 10246 3152 10232 3133 10233
3128 10259
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 251DEG 12KT 3139 10240
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 8:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane | 23 min |
| Apr 6, 10:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Upton | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 3:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 53 min |
| Apr 7, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 29 min |
| Apr 7, 4:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 34 min |
| Apr 7, 4:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 5:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 5:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 56 min |
| Apr 7, 5:59 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos | 3 hr |
| Apr 7, 6:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane | 31 min |
| Apr 7, 6:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 28 min |
| Apr 7, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 62 min |
| Apr 7, 6:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster | 3 hr |
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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.