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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 21, 2013Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 21, 2013, 6:51 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Jun 21, 2013, 6:51 PM MDT (00:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 21, 2013, 7:45 PM MDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Lea County, NM

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 21, 6:24 PM MDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 21, 6:24 PM MDT, 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 21, 12:25 PM MDT, 6 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
125 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-221200-
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-
125 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013 /1225 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW
MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WEST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...AND
THE NORTHWESTERN PERMIAN BASIN...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE
DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS. THE STRONGEST STORMS MAY PRODUCE
HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS AND WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.
FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN ARE ALSO LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
THE BEST CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO SOUTH TO THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS OF WEST TEXAS. GUSTY WINDS...
SMALL HAIL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL ARE ALL
POSSIBLE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AFTER 3 PM
CDT/2 PM MDT.

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 21, 4:33 PM MDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
533 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

TXZ074-212330-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
533 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
EASTERN JEFF DAVIS AND NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM
CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES EAST OF FORT DAVIS AT 534
PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 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 3071 10355 3056 10330 3042 10355 3061 10399
      3087 10387
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 295DEG 14KT 3061 10365
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 4:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
545 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

NMZ029-212330-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-
445 PM MDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
NORTHEASTERN LEA COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM MDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF CROSSROADS AT
444 PM MDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.  THIS STORM WILL CROSS SH 206.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3343 10307 3338 10353 3357 10350 3357 10309
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 265DEG 22KT 3355 10336
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:17 PM MDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
617 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

TXZ067-075-212345-
PECOS-WARD-
617 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
NORTH CENTRAL PECOS AND SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM
CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF COYANOSA AT
617 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 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 3143 10280 3131 10278 3128 10276 3114 10273
      3110 10288 3120 10313 3133 10303 3141 10298
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 272DEG 11KT 3129 10298
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
650 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

TXZ074-080-220015-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-
650 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55
MPH WINDS AFFECTING NORTHEASTERN PRESIDIO AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFF
DAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WERE LOCATED ALONG STATE
HIGHWAY 17...7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT DAVIS AND ALONG STATE HIGHWAY
118...10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FORT DAVIS AT 647 PM CDT...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEEK SHELTER IF THUNDERSTORMS APPROACH YOUR LOCATION.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3063 10373 3053 10366 3048 10372 3046 10378
      3040 10381 3031 10382 3032 10391 3033 10405
      3039 10416 3064 10396
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 297DEG 10KT 3051 10391
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 5:55 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
655 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

TXZ060-067-220030-
WARD-WINKLER-
655 PM CDT FRI JUN 21 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55
MPH WINDS AFFECTING NORTH CENTRAL WARD AND SOUTH CENTRAL WINKLER
COUNTIES UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WINK ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 115 AT 655 PM CDT...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 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.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM CDT
SATURDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3184 10299 3172 10301 3162 10298 3158 10301
      3159 10330 3183 10328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 286DEG 9KT 3164 10321
Special weather statement, Jun 21, 6:43 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 21, 6:04 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFWard, Winkler56 min
Jun 21, 6:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster57 min
Jun 21, 6:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio43 min
Jun 21, 6:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFYoakum32 min
Jun 21, 7:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews42 min
Jun 21, 7:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio59 min
Jun 21, 7:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson38 min
Jun 21, 7:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews49 min
Jun 21, 8:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio60 min
Jun 21, 8:21 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio24 min
Jun 21, 8:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines53 min
Jun 21, 8:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines63 min
Jun 21, 9:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio27 min
Jun 21, 9:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves48 min
Jun 21, 9:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines62 min
Jun 21, 9:32 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGaines3 hr
Jun 21, 9:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio27 min
Jun 22, 2:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis24 min
Jun 22, 3:25 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF35 min
Jun 22, 3:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos33 min
Jun 22, 4:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos39 min
Jun 22, 4:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF37 min
Jun 22, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis23 min
Jun 22, 5:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio42 min
Jun 22, 5:38 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPresidio112 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.