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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 1, 2013Upton County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 1, 2013, 8:31 PM CDT for Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 29 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 1, 2013, 8:31 PM CDT (01:31 UTC)
Expired
Apr 1, 2013, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Upton County, TX

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The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:35 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 special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Apr 1, 6:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 1, 6:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 4:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
451 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-022200-
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-
451 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013 /351 PM MDT MON APR 1 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN LOW ROLLING
PLAINS AND NORTHEAST PERMIAN BASIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REST OF
THE PERMIAN BASIN...TRANS PECOS...DAVIS MOUNTAINS AND BIG BEND
AREA. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS WILL INCLUDE SMALL HAIL
AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY ACROSS THE PERMIAN
BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS. THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS
WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT
ACROSS A LARGER AREA ALONG A COLD FRONT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AFTER 6PM CDT.

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, Apr 1, 6:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
606 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

TXZ067-068-075-012330-
CRANE-PECOS-WARD-
606 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
CENTRAL CRANE...NORTH CENTRAL PECOS AND SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTIES
UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF IMPERIAL AT 605 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3142 10287 3145 10257 3131 10248 3119 10256
      3115 10285 3131 10295
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 243DEG 25KT 3127 10280
Special weather statement, Apr 1, 6:29 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
629 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

TXZ075-020000-
PECOS-
629 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY UNTIL 700 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY AT 627
PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. THE STORM IS ABOUT 19 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF FORT STOCKTON AND WILL BE AFFECTING HIGHWAY 285.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3082 10260 3053 10254 3055 10287 3076 10289
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 267DEG 11KT 3066 10274
Local storm report, Apr 1, 8:18 PM CDT, 13 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 1, 8:31 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell60 min
Apr 1, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos66 min
Apr 2, 2:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster33 min
Apr 2, 2:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster24 min
Apr 2, 3:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster30 min
Apr 2, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster56 min
Apr 2, 3:24 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster51 min
Apr 2, 3:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell27 min
Apr 2, 4:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster59 min
Apr 2, 4:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos, Terrell53 min
Apr 2, 4:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell29 min
Apr 2, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster55 min
Apr 2, 4:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell52 min
Apr 2, 4:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Terrell53 min
Apr 2, 5:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFTerrell27 min
Apr 2, 5:42 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFTerrell33 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Texas, 2013Every special weather statement in 2013

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.