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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 10, 2013Howard County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 10, 2013, 12:51 PM CDT for Howard County, Texas. It was in force for 54 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: May 10, 2013, 12:51 PM CDT (17:51 UTC)
Expired: May 10, 2013, 1:45 PM CDT
In force: 54 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Howard County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 May 10, 12:42 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 10, 12:42 PM CDT, 9 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1242 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

.DISCUSSION...
PLEASE SEE 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER TAF ROUTES THIS
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. NORTHERLY SURFACE
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME NORTHEAST TO EAST BY 11/00Z. LOCALIZED
MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1144 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013/

UPDATE...
FORECAST UPDATED TO INCREASE RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN
AND OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS.

DISCUSSION...
THE NEWEST RUNS OF THE GFS AND THE NAM ARE CONSISTENT IN SHOWING
RAIN THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN...THE
TRANS PECOS...AND OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS. BASED
ON CURRENT RADAR AND SATELLITE TRENDS...HAVE OPTED TO INCREASE
POPS SLIGHTLY ACROSS THE AREA. THE PERMIAN BASIN AND PORTIONS OF
THE LOWER TRANS PECOS COULD SEE SOME SEVERE WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON
AS WELL. SPC HAS MOVED THE SLIGHT RISK AREA FURTHER INTO OUR AREA
FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND WE CONCUR WITH THIS ASSESSMENT.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...NONE.

&&

03/67

Hazardous weather outlook, May 10, 6:11 AM CDT, 6 hours 40 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
611 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-111115-
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-
611 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013 /511 AM MDT FRI MAY 10 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY ACROSS THE AREA. A FEW OF
THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG TO NEAR SEVERE WITH HAIL AND
GUSTY WINDS THE PRIMARY THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE AREA SATURDAY...WITH MOST OF THE ACTIVITY SHIFTING TO AREAS
WEST OF THE PECOS RIVER SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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

Local storm report, May 10, 7:15 AM CDT, 5 hours 36 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
715 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     HAIL             2 N ARTESIA             32.88N 104.43W
05/10/2013  E0.75 INCH       EDDY               NM   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORT FROM FACEBOOK OF PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL IN
            COTTONWOOD

&&

MH

Special weather statement, May 10, 7:31 AM CDT, 5 hours 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
731 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

NMZ029-033-101330-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY-CENTRAL LEA COUNTY-
631 AM MDT FRI MAY 10 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
CENTRAL LEA COUNTY UNTIL 730 AM MDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 14 MILES WEST OF LOVINGTON AIRPORT
AT 631 AM MDT...MOVING NORTH AT 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL GUSTY 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 3315 10362 3300 10335 3284 10352 3283 10363
      3289 10375
TIME...MOT...LOC 1231Z 199DEG 12KT 3291 10364

Special weather statement, May 10, 11:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1129 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

TXZ075-081-082-101730-
PECOS-TERRELL-BIG BEND AREA-
1129 AM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
EAST CENTRAL BREWSTER...SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS AND WEST CENTRAL TERRELL
COUNTIES UNTIL 1230 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LONGFELLOW AT 1128 AM CDT...
MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING OVER
THE GLASS MOUNTAINS AND COULD BECOME AS STRONG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS TO 50
MPH...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 3028 10244 3011 10239 3005 10270 3005 10294
      3027 10284
TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 261DEG 6KT 3016 10261

Local storm report, May 10, 12:25 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1225 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1212 PM     HAIL             2 W SANDERSON           30.14N 102.43W
05/10/2013  E0.88 INCH       TERRELL            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TERRELL CO. SHERRIFFS OFFICE REPORTED DIME TO NICKEL
            SIZED HAIL COVERING US 90 NEAR SANDERSON

&&

MH

Special weather statement, May 10, 12:36 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1236 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

TXZ075-081-101815-
PECOS-BIG BEND AREA-
1236 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
EAST CENTRAL BREWSTER AND SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTIES UNTIL 115 PM
CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LONGFELLOW AT
1236 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...
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 3021 10257 3005 10257 3001 10251 3001 10284
      3010 10287
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 258DEG 16KT 3006 10275

Special weather statement, May 10, 12:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1251 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

TXZ052-053-063-101845-
GLASSCOCK-HOWARD-MITCHELL-
1251 PM CDT FRI MAY 10 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
NORTHEASTERN GLASSCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN HOWARD AND SOUTHWESTERN
MITCHELL COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF FORSAN AT 1250 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO PENNY TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH...
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 3208 10126 3196 10126 3195 10141 3212 10146
      3224 10118 3211 10110 3208 10110
TIME...MOT...LOC 1750Z 268DEG 14KT 3202 10138

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 10, 1:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	35 min
May 10, 11:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		61 min
May 10, 11:36 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	54 min
May 10, 12:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Terrell	60 min
May 10, 12:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		39 min
May 10, 1:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Terrell	25 min
May 10, 1:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	57 min
May 10, 2:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reagan	56 min
May 10, 2:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	34 min
May 10, 3:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		26 min
May 10, 3:33 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Terrell	42 min
May 10, 3:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		26 min
May 10, 4:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	60 min
May 10, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		43 min
May 10, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	37 min
May 10, 4:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	34 min
May 10, 4:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	35 min
May 10, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	31 min
May 10, 5:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	32 min
May 10, 5:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	32 min
May 10, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	30 min
May 10, 6:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos	116 min
May 10, 6:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	36 min
May 10, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	33 min
May 10, 6:03 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	27 min
May 10, 7:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	53 min
May 10, 7:19 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy	56 min
May 10, 7:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Lea	59 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.