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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 1, 2014Jeff Davis County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 1, 2014, 5:28 PM CDT for Jeff Davis County, Texas. It was in force for 47 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: Jul 1, 2014, 5:28 PM CDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2014, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Jeff Davis County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 197 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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: 1005 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -510 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1536 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 190 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 278 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.4

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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 Jul 1, 5:01 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 5:01 PM CDT, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 2:16 PM CDT, 3 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
216 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-021915-
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-
216 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014 /116 PM MDT TUE JUL 1 2014/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND
THE UPPER TRANS PECOS.  SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE
WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WIND POSSIBLE.  HEAVY RAINFALL MAY
LEAD TO LOCAL FLASH FLOODING.

A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG THE RIO
GRANDE RIVER.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MAINLY OVER THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN.  A STORM OR TWO COULD BECOME
SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WIND AND LARGE HAIL THE MAIN CONCERNS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NECESSARY THIS EVENING GENERALLY NORTHWEST
OF AN ANDREWS TO BALMORHEA LINE.

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, Jul 1, 3:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
353 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

TXZ074-075-012145-
PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
353 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
EAST CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS...NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER AND WEST CENTRAL
PECOS COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HOVEY AT 353 PM CDT...MOVING
WEST AT 10 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN MIDLAND.

&&

LAT...LON 3050 10357 3072 10361 3074 10331 3058 10326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 075DEG 9KT 3064 10339

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
410 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

TXZ074-075-081-012200-
PECOS-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-BIG BEND AREA-
410 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER AND WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM
CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER
COUNTY AT 411 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTH AT 20 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN MIDLAND.

&&

LAT...LON 3039 10364 3059 10344 3062 10329 3030 10328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 007DEG 15KT 3052 10339

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 4:44 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
444 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

TXZ074-080-081-012230-
DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU-BIG BEND AREA-
444 PM CDT TUE JUL 1 2014

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING
EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO AND NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM
CDT...

A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER COUNTY
AT 444 PM CDT...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 25 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN MIDLAND.

&&

LAT...LON 3014 10384 3037 10358 3034 10345 3001 10359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 030DEG 29KT 3028 10356

Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:22 PM CDT, 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 1, 5:28 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 30, 7:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	26 min
Jun 30, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	35 min
Jun 30, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Cochran	35 min
Jul 1, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		52 min
Jul 1, 4:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		50 min
Jul 1, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		46 min
Jul 1, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	21 min
Jul 1, 5:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	38 min
Jul 1, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves	59 min
Jul 1, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		28 min
Jul 1, 6:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	27 min
Jul 1, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	45 min
Jul 1, 6:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	42 min
Jul 1, 6:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	32 min
Jul 1, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	49 min
Jun 30, 8:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	36 min
Jun 30, 8:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	50 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.