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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2013, 4:58 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 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
- Jun 20, 2013, 4:58 PM MDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2013, 6:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 183 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 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, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -569 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2097 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Jun 20, 1:16 PM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 1:16 PM MDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 216 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 .DISCUSSION... ALTHOUGH WE ARE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF AN UPPER RIDGE, IT WILL REMAIN CENTERED OVER MEXICO WITH WEAK SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT PREVAILING BETWEEN THE UA RIDGE AND A SEMI PERMANENT UA TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN CONUS. SHORTWAVE TROUGHS WILL CONTINUE TO GRAZE THE AREA TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE UPPER RIDGE. THEREFORE, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITHIN A HIGHER THETA E AXIS. WEAK FLOW ALOFT WILL LIMIT HOW FAR EAST THESE THUNDERSTORMS TRAVEL EACH EVENING/OVERNIGHT, BUT ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT ON OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES COULD RESULT IN AT LEAST ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ON ANY GIVEN NIGHT WELL INTO THE PERMIAN BASIN, STOCKTON PLATEAU, IF NOT THE BIG BEND REGION. INSTABILITY IS NOT QUITE AS HIGH TODAY AS YESTERDAY, AND 0 TO 6 KM BULK SHEAR IS NOT AS STRONG EITHER. STILL, INSTABILITY AND MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AROUND 7.5 C/KM SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW SEVERE STORMS. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS, ALONG WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. HAVE TAPERED POPS DOWN MONDAY AND TUESDAY SINCE THERE ARE COMPETING IDEAS ON WHERE, AND HOW STRONG, THE UA RIDGE WILL BE. FROM WEDNESDAY ONWARD THOUGH THE UA RIDGE IS PROGGED TO STRENGTHEN OVER NEW MEXICO, THEN TAKE UP RESIDENCE OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. SINCE SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS WILL BE UNDER NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE RIDGE, RAIN CHANCES LOOK PRETTY BLEAK WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO SPIKE AS HEIGHTS/THICKNESSES RISE OVER THE REGION, WITH READINGS A GOOD 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... ANDREWS TX 72 95 71 96 / 20 20 10 10 BIG SPRING TX 73 96 72 96 / 10 10 10 0 CARLSBAD NM 70 100 70 101 / 30 20 20 20 DRYDEN TX 75 96 76 97 / 10 10 10 0 FORT STOCKTON TX 73 96 73 97 / 20 20 10 10 GUADALUPE PASS TX 69 95 70 96 / 30 30 30 20 HOBBS NM 69 96 69 97 / 40 20 20 20 MARFA TX 62 91 61 90 / 20 20 20 30 MIDLAND INTL AIRPORT TX 72 95 72 96 / 20 20 10 0 ODESSA TX 72 95 74 95 / 20 20 10 10 WINK TX 73 99 73 100 / 30 10 10 10 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...NONE. TX...NONE. && 27/67
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 1:03 PM MDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 203 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-211915- 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- 203 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 /103 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF A LAMESA TO FORT STOCKTON TO BIG BEND LINE. ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO DEVELOP MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY FOR MAINLY SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN REGIONS. LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND 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, Jun 20, 3:17 PM MDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
521 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0513 PM HAIL CARLSBAD 32.40N 104.24W
06/20/2013 E1.50 INCH EDDY NM PUBLIC
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05Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:26 PM MDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 526 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 NMZ029-202300- NORTHERN LEA COUNTY- 426 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55 MPH WINDS AFFECTING NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM MDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER OPEN COUNTRY OF EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...20 MILES NORTHWEST OF TATUM AT 425 PM MDT...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. && LAT...LON 3344 10357 3357 10368 3357 10331 TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 236DEG 23KT 3356 10355
Special weather statement, Jun 20, 4:37 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 537 PM CDT THU JUN 20 2013 NMZ028-202315- EDDY COUNTY PLAINS- 437 PM MDT THU JUN 20 2013 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55 MPH WINDS AFFECTING CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM MDT... A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER CARLSBAD NORTH AT 438 PM MDT...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION. && LAT...LON 3262 10406 3241 10396 3232 10429 3249 10437 TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 248DEG 10KT 3244 10423
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 6:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 63 min |
| Jun 19, 6:14 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Jun 19, 6:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Cochran | 26 min |
| Jun 19, 6:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 53 min |
| Jun 19, 6:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 34 min |
| Jun 19, 7:32 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 43 min |
| Jun 19, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reeves, Ward | 58 min |
| Jun 20, 4:26 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 34 min | |
| Jun 20, 5:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 65 min |
| Jun 20, 2:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 31 min |
| Jun 20, 2:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 44 min |
| Jun 20, 3:17 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 28 min |
| Jun 20, 3:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 35 min |
| Jun 20, 3:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 64 min |
| Jun 20, 3:53 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 3:59 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 4:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 38 min |
| Jun 20, 5:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 5:47 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Lea | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.