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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 7, 2014Martin County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 7, 2014, 11:13 PM CDT for Martin County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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 7, 2014, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
Expired
May 7, 2014, 11:45 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Martin County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:16 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, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 45 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 94 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3735 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 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 May 7, 9:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 7, 9:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 7, 3:03 PM CDT, 8 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
303 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-082015-
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-
303 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014 /203 PM MDT WED MAY 7 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

CRITICAL TO EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE ONCE AGAIN FORECAST
FOR WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR
RAPID TO EXTREME FIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE FROM THE DAVIS AND
GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS NORTH AND EAST ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO AND MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN OF WEST TEXAS. A RED FLAG
WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WEST TEXAS
AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO.

SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS. A
HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. THESE HIGHER WINDS MAY DEVELOP
EAST AND SOUTH INTO THE ADJACENT PLAINS...AS WELL AS THE
DAVIS...APACHE...AND CHISOS MOUNTAINS... WHERE SOUTHWEST WINDS 25
TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 123 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN LOW
ROLLING PLAINS. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS ARE THE PRIMARY
THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN THURSDAY
IN THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.  HOWEVER...EMERGENCY
MANAGERS AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANT
FIRE POTENTIAL WEDNESDAY.

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, May 7, 8:34 PM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
834 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

TXZ070-080200-
REAGAN-
834 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
SOUTHERN REAGAN COUNTY UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING EXTREME SOUTHERN REAGAN COUNTY
AT 833 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

TEXON AND BIG LAKE MAY BE IMPACTED BY THESE STORMS.

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
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WEST TEXAS.

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10129 3108 10176 3139 10176 3140 10126
TIME...MOT...LOC 0133Z 232DEG 31KT 3107 10172
Special weather statement, May 7, 9:02 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
902 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

TXZ070-080230-
REAGAN-
902 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
SOUTHERN REAGAN COUNTY UNTIL 930 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF BEST AT 901 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

BIG LAKE IS IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO SMALL 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 3136 10166 3144 10154 3156 10129 3124 10128
      3112 10133 3109 10156 3123 10170
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 233DEG 32KT 3119 10158
Local storm report, May 7, 9:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 7, 9:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
933 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

TXZ070-080300-
REAGAN-
933 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
EAST CENTRAL REAGAN COUNTY UNTIL 1000 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER OPEN COUNTRY OF EAST CENTRAL
REAGAN COUNTY AT 933 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 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 3158 10129 3142 10127 3121 10129 3134 10149
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 220DEG 31KT 3135 10134
Special weather statement, May 7, 11:10 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1110 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

TXZ061-080445-
ECTOR-
1110 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
EASTERN ECTOR COUNTY UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WEST ODESSA AT
1110 PM CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

THIS STORM MAY IMPACT WEST ODESSA AND ODESSA.

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 3205 10253 3200 10230 3179 10230 3173 10251
      3186 10266
TIME...MOT...LOC 0410Z 224DEG 36KT 3186 10250
Special weather statement, May 7, 11:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1113 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

TXZ050-051-080445-
MARTIN-ANDREWS-
1113 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS AND WESTERN MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 17 MILES WEST OF TARZAN AT 1114 PM
CDT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 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 3251 10215 3249 10178 3222 10197 3211 10226
      3223 10239
TIME...MOT...LOC 0414Z 220DEG 40KT 3226 10223

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock24 min
May 7, 7:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell45 min
May 7, 7:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Reagan25 min
May 7, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos36 min
May 7, 7:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan49 min
May 7, 8:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan26 min
May 7, 9:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan28 min
May 7, 9:16 PM CDTRed Flag WarningMAF25 hr
May 7, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan27 min
May 7, 11:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor35 min
May 7, 11:34 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEctor, Midland3 hr
May 7, 11:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin26 min
May 7, 11:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland26 min
May 7, 11:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin38 min
May 7, 11:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane36 min
May 8, 12:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin26 min
May 8, 12:09 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFMartin, Midland3 hr
May 8, 12:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMidland44 min
May 8, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland27 min
May 8, 12:39 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin21 min
May 8, 12:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton25 min
May 8, 12:58 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFHoward32 min
May 8, 1:03 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFHoward3 hr
May 8, 1:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland27 min
May 8, 1:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton23 min
May 8, 1:34 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell, Scurry26 min
May 8, 1:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock32 min
May 8, 5:03 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningMAF18 hr
May 8, 5:03 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMAF10 hr
May 8, 2:39 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMAF14 hr

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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.