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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 19, 2014Brewster County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 19, 2014, 7:23 PM CDT for Brewster County, Texas. It was in force for 37 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 19, 2014, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
Expired: Apr 19, 2014, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Brewster County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 247 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 247 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: 95 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -195 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1712 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 105 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Apr 19, 6:29 PM CDT, 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 19, 6:29 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
629 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2014

.AVIATION...
00Z TAF issuance...
Main aviation concern for the next 24 hours will be the thunderstorm
activity affecting terminals through this evening. Currently have
strong storms over the Davis Mountains with gusty winds and hail
likely. Expect this storm to affect FST and possibly PEQ by 00-01Z.
Winds could gust up to 45kt at FST and have included mention of this
in a TEMPO. In addition, have TSRA at CNM, HOB and INK by 20/01Z
followed by MAF at 20/03Z. Will amend with any changes to current
thinking and/or radar trends. Brief low vsbys/cigs will be possible
with any storms that affect terminals. Otherwise, could see MVFR
cigs develop at MAF and possibly HOB early Sunday morning.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 247 PM CDT Sat Apr 19 2014/

DISCUSSION...
An initial round of showers and thunderstorms has moved into
southeastern New Mexico and the northwestern Permian Basin this
afternoon. Models remain consistent in indicating daytime heating
causing destabilization in the mountains later this afternoon
and another round of convection to develop and move northeast
overnight. Most areas not currently receiving rain will have to
hope this pans out as this will be the best chance for widespread
rainfall.

Drier air begins moving in from the west tomorrow setting up a
weak dryline across the central CWA. Though weak, there should be
enough low level convergence and upper support from the passing
trough to initiate more convection. CAPE values of 1-1.5 KJ/KG
and 0-6km shear values of 30-50kts indicate there will be some
severe potential hence a slight risk from SPC in our eastern
counties. 0-2km shear values are not impressive so the severe
threat will be mainly large hail and strong winds.

A weak cold front will drop into the area behind the departing
upper trough but will bring very little if any cooling. A zonal
upper pattern will bring a series of trough-ridge couplets, thus a
weak upper ridge Tuesday warms temps with another trough
arriving on Wednesday. This trough will be farther north than the
current one giving a stronger westerly flow and more surface dry
air to the western CWA. Upper lift will not be as favorable
but this may be compensated with a sharper dryline and better low
level convergence as several models are showing some storms
developing Wednesday afternoon. Have added a slight chance for
precip to the forecast but conditions are not at all optimal so
will not get hopes up for rain with this system. Another ridge
late in the week brings a return of warmer and drier conditions.

Hennig

&&

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

&&

27

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 19, 2:17 PM CDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
217 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-201930-
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-
217 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014 /117 PM MDT SAT APR 19 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MOST OF WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED
BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE
IS A POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS LATER THIS EVENING MAINLY
ALONG AND SOUTH OF I-20. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE
MAIN THREATS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST
NEW MEXICO SUNDAY. SOME STORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD
APPROACH SEVERE LEVELS...MAINLY OVER THE LOWER TRANS PECOS AND
EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN...WITH THE MAIN THREATS BEING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 19, 6:21 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
621 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

TXZ058-074-075-192345-
PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS PECOS-
621 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55
MPH WINDS AFFECTING EASTERN JEFF DAVIS...NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER...
SOUTHWESTERN REEVES AND WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM
CDT...

A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 21 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF TOYAHVALE AT 621 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3085 10376 3109 10404 3104 10352 3076 10335
      3059 10352 3050 10379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 231DEG 17KT 3071 10357

Local storm report, Apr 19, 6:40 PM CDT, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
640 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

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

0600 PM     HAIL             6 WNW FORT DAVIS        30.62N 103.99W
04/19/2014  E1.50 INCH       JEFF DAVIS         TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TRAINED SPOTTER REPORTS 1.5 INCH HAIL ALONG WITH STRONG
            WINDS AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

&&

AMBER.HLUCHAN

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 6:44 PM CDT, 39 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
644 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

TXZ074-080-081-200015-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
644 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55
MPH WINDS AFFECTING EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...

A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL
PRESIDIO COUNTY AT 643 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3033 10393 3009 10365 2984 10401 3002 10426
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 236DEG 26KT 3009 10412

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 6:54 PM CDT, 29 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
654 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

TXZ081-200030-
BIG BEND AREA-
654 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
SOUTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY UNTIL 730 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BOQUILLAS
CANYON AT 654 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 40 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 2898 10320 2897 10325 2902 10335 2901 10337
      2903 10341 2904 10341 2926 10332 2919 10291
      2917 10295 2917 10299 2910 10303 2909 10307
      2906 10308 2904 10310 2903 10309 2898 10311
      2897 10315
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 272DEG 35KT 2906 10317

Local storm report, Apr 19, 7:21 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
721 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

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

0715 PM     HAIL             8 NE HOVEY              30.69N 103.25W
04/19/2014  E1.75 INCH       PECOS              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DEPUTY REPORTS GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL SOUTH OF I-10 OFF HWY
            67.

&&

AMBER.HLUCHAN

Special weather statement, Apr 19, 7:23 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
723 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

TXZ080-081-200100-
MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
723 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NICKEL SIZED HAIL AND 40 TO 55
MPH WINDS AFFECTING EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER
COUNTIES UNTIL 800 PM CDT...

A THUNDERSTORM WITH HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
ELEPHANT MOUNTAIN AT 723 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3024 10344 2988 10330 2985 10371 3008 10386
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 272DEG 29KT 3003 10365

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 19, 7:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Reeves, Ward	58 min
Apr 19, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	32 min
Apr 19, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	30 min
Apr 19, 10:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	32 min
Apr 19, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		28 min
Apr 19, 10:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	27 min
Apr 19, 11:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	40 min
Apr 20, 1:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		66 min
Apr 20, 2:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	54 min
Apr 20, 3:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	58 min
Apr 20, 4:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	24 min
Apr 20, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	31 min
Apr 20, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	23 min
Apr 20, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	31 min
Apr 20, 6:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	30 min
Apr 20, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton	65 min
Apr 20, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Terrell	63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.