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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 132, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 13, 2014Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2014, 5:22 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 53 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 13, 2014, 5:22 PM MDT (23:22 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2014, 6:15 PM MDT
In force
53 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 23:24 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 13, 1:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 235 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2014-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 700 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, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2014-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 105 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
700 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-241 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2322 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
105 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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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 13, 1:57 PM MDT, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 1:57 PM MDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 12:44 PM MDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
144 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-141845-
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-
144 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014 /1244 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF WEST TEXAS, THEN SPREAD EASTWARD
THROUGH SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND THE PERMIAN BASIN TONIGHT. SOME OF
THE STORMS WILL BE SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MOST FAVORED AREA FOR A COMPLEX OF STORMS THIS
EVENING IS GENERALLY FROM LEA COUNTY INTO THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST
PERMIAN BASIN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE...ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM THE BIG BEND REGION OF THE TRANS PECOS
EXTENDING NORTHEAST THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST PARTS OF THE
PERMIAN BASIN.

OTHERWISE THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND
IS POSSIBLE AGAIN SATURDAY.

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 13, 3:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
443 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

TXZ057-132215-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
443 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
WEST CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL HUDSPETH COUNTY
AT 442 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 5 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 1000 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3162 10492 3167 10477 3153 10471 3137 10474
      3139 10492
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 266DEG 5KT 3150 10493
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:05 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
505 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

TXZ057-058-258-132230-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
505 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
NORTHWESTERN CULBERSON COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT/430 PM MDT/...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 MILES EAST OF PINE SPRINGS AT
505 PM CDT/405 PM MDT/...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3199 10420 3169 10433 3184 10490 3199 10490
TIME...MOT...LOC 2205Z 293DEG 11KT 3191 10462
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
518 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

NMZ027-028-132245-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS OF EDDY COUNTY-EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-
418 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
WEST CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY UNTIL 445 PM MDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER WEST CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY AT
417 PM MDT...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS NEAR 55 MPH... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MDT FRIDAY
EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3253 10435 3236 10444 3228 10463 3249 10481
      3265 10468
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 302DEG 12KT 3251 10468
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:50 PM MDT, 32 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
550 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

NMZ028-TXZ057-058-258-132315-
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
550 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
NORTH CENTRAL CULBERSON AND SOUTH CENTRAL EDDY COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM
CDT/515 PM MDT/...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTY
AT 550 PM CDT/450 PM MDT/...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS NEAR 55 MPH... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING
ARE POSSIBLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING/900 PM MDT FRIDAY EVENING/ FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3201 10427 3189 10419 3170 10423 3176 10458
      3194 10461
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 262DEG 13KT 3187 10449
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:56 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
556 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

TXZ058-074-132330-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
556 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

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

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 19 MILES WEST OF TOYAHVALE AT 556
PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 55 MPH... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING
ARE POSSIBLE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT
FRIDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

&&

LAT...LON 3118 10381 3078 10376 3087 10420 3105 10420
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 271DEG 22KT 3096 10409
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:02 PM MDT, 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
602 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

TXZ057-058-074-132330-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
602 PM CDT FRI JUN 13 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
CENTRAL CULBERSON...NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS AND WEST CENTRAL REEVES
COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES NORTH OF BORACHO AT 602 PM
CDT...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

GUSTY WINDS TO 55 MPH... HAIL... HEAVY RAIN... AND DEADLY LIGHTNING
ARE POSSIBLE.

&&

LAT...LON 3133 10391 3088 10398 3100 10447 3131 10453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 283DEG 14KT 3122 10436

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 1:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster24 min
Jun 13, 2:55 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster35 min
Jun 13, 3:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson32 min
Jun 13, 4:05 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson25 min
Jun 13, 4:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson25 min
Jun 13, 4:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis34 min
Jun 13, 5:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson28 min
Jun 13, 4:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy27 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2014Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2014

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.