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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 13, 2013Midland County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 13, 2013, 3:25 PM CDT for Midland County, Texas. It was in force for 35 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: Oct 13, 2013, 3:25 PM CDT (20:25 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT
In force: 35 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Midland County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 17 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 18 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 462 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 889 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 200 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 208 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.9

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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 Oct 13, 12:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 13, 12:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1228 PM CDT Sun Oct 13 2013

.DISCUSSION...
See aviation discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...
Radar indicates SHRA/TSRA are increasing in coverage, especially in
the HOB area. Meanwhile an outflow boundary will move thru MAF
before/around 1830z with gusty winds around 30kts possible, probably
from the NW. Otherwise MVFR CIGS are slowly lifting, but will still
be variable in/around SHRA/TSRA thru the afternoon. Have included
TEMPO groups for TSRA into early evening, less so across the far
west, CNM. MVFR to possibly IFR CIG/VSBY conditions are expected to
develop tonight and Mon AM, and starting to lift around 15z.

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...NONE.
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH through Monday afternoon FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES... Big Bend Area...Borden...Crane...Ector...
     Glasscock...Howard...Martin...Midland...Mitchell...Pecos...
     Reagan...Scurry...Terrell...Upton.

&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 13, 2:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
220 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-141930-
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-
220 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013 /120 PM MDT SUN OCT 13 2013/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

AREAS OF SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY RAIN...
ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BASIN UNTIL 9 PM CDT AND
FOR THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN BASIN...THE LOWER TRANS PECOS AND THE
BIG BEND AREA THROUGH THE NIGHT. URBAN AND RURAL FLOODING ARE BOTH
A CONCERN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OUT OF AREA THE MONDAY
MORNING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 1 PM CDT MONDAY FOR
THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN BASIN...THE LOWER TRANS PECOS...AND THE
BIG BEND. HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL BE A CHANCE OF RAIN SOME HEAVY
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AREAS INTO TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ALTHOUGH SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED LOCAL INTEREST
SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING AND FLASH
FLOODING.

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, Oct 13, 1:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
110 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013

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

0100 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HOBBS                   32.73N 103.16W
10/13/2013                   LEA                NM   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL STREET INTERSECTIONS IN HOBBS FLOODED WITH 1 TO
            1.5 FEET OF WATER.

&&

AKL

Local storm report, Oct 13, 2:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 6 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
219 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013

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

0208 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MIDLAND                 32.00N 102.08W
10/13/2013                   MIDLAND            TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            THE MIDLAND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED SCARBOROUGH DRAW
            FLOODING, SO THEY ARE BLOCKING OFF ROADS ALONG THE DRAW
            SINCE THEY ARE BEGINNING TO FLOOD.

&&

AKL

Local storm report, Oct 13, 2:47 PM CDT, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
247 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013

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

0220 PM     FLASH FLOOD      ODESSA                  31.85N 102.37W
10/13/2013                   ECTOR              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            THE ODESSA SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED A VEHICLE STRANDED IN
            HIGH WATER AT THE INTERSECTION OF YUKON STREET AND
            GRANDVIEW AVENUE.

&&

AKL

Local storm report, Oct 13, 2:51 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
251 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013

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

0235 PM     FLASH FLOOD      MIDLAND                 32.00N 102.08W
10/13/2013                   MIDLAND            TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            FLASH FLOODING REPORTED AT SCHARBAUER DRAW... 4 ROADS
            REPORTED CLOSED AROUND THE DRAW DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

MH

Special weather statement, Oct 13, 3:25 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
325 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013

TXZ051-062-132100-
MARTIN-MIDLAND-
325 PM CDT SUN OCT 13 2013

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
MIDLAND AND SOUTH CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 400 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COTTON FLAT AT 323 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH TOWARDS STATE HIGHWAY 349.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 50 MPH...HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

&&

LAT...LON 3226 10201 3197 10178 3168 10195 3180 10219
      3205 10220
TIME...MOT...LOC 2023Z 259DEG 18KT 3190 10203

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 13, 4:55 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 10 more	29 hr
Oct 13, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	54 min
Oct 13, 10:14 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	3 hr
Oct 13, 11:30 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	60 min
Oct 13, 12:37 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Dawson	3 hr
Oct 13, 1:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Gaines	3 hr
Oct 13, 1:28 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Martin	3 hr
Oct 13, 1:34 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Oct 13, 1:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews	3 hr
Oct 13, 1:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Oct 13, 2:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Gaines	3 hr
Oct 13, 3:04 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Howard	3 hr
Oct 13, 3:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Oct 13, 4:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Ward	3 hr
Oct 13, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton	35 min
Oct 13, 4:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson	3 hr
Oct 13, 4:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock	3 hr
Oct 13, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	33 min
Oct 13, 6:00 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Howard	3 hr
Oct 13, 6:05 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Upton	3 hr
Oct 13, 6:46 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Oct 13, 8:37 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Lea	3 hr
Oct 13, 11:51 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Eddy, Lea	3 hr
Oct 13, 12:25 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	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.