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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 20, 2013Eddy County, New Mexico

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2013-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 113 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2013-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 77 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
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

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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.

&&

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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

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Local storm report, Jun 20, 4:21 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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

&&

05
Special 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 6:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson, Gaines63 min
Jun 19, 6:14 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFDawson, Gaines3 hr
Jun 19, 6:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCochran26 min
Jun 19, 6:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson53 min
Jun 19, 6:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves34 min
Jun 19, 7:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard43 min
Jun 19, 8:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Reeves, Ward58 min
Jun 20, 4:26 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF34 min
Jun 20, 5:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson65 min
Jun 20, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy31 min
Jun 20, 2:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy44 min
Jun 20, 3:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy28 min
Jun 20, 3:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy35 min
Jun 20, 3:26 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy64 min
Jun 20, 3:53 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy3 hr
Jun 20, 3:59 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEddy3 hr
Jun 20, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy38 min
Jun 20, 5:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy51 min
Jun 20, 5:47 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea3 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.