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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 268, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 22, 2015Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 22, 2015, 5:07 PM CDT for Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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
Oct 22, 2015, 5:07 PM CDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired
Oct 22, 2015, 5:45 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Terrell County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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

Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 153 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-10-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1091 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-10-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 148 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1091 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-8 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
560 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
324 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.1
Supercell composite
6.1

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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 Oct 22, 2:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 22, 2:48 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 22, 2:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
256 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2015

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-232000-
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-
256 PM CDT THU OCT 22 2015 /156 PM MDT THU OCT 22 2015/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

MORE RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS WEST
TEXAS WITH THE BEST CHANCE ACROSS THE EXTREME EASTERN PERMIAN
BASIN. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY ALONG
AND EAST OF A MCCAMEY...GARDEN CITY...COLORADO CITY...SNYDER LINE.
THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF GUSTY
WINDS...HAIL AND HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING BRIEF GUSTY WINDS...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND FREQUENT
LIGHTNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ACROSS
THE EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN CAN REPORT ANY FLOODING THAT MAY OCCUR
THIS EVENING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT.

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 22, 11:14 AM CDT, 5 hours 53 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1114 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2015

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

1020 AM     FLASH FLOOD      RANKIN                  31.23N 101.94W
10/22/2015                   UPTON              TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MANUFACTURED HOME AND AN RV GOT CAUGHT UP IN HIGH WATER
            NEAR THE 300 BLOCK OF SOUTH MAIN.

&&

AMBER.HLUCHAN
Local storm report, Oct 22, 11:24 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1124 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2015

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

1123 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MIDLAND                 32.00N 102.08W
10/22/2015                   MIDLAND            TX   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            APPROX. 4 HIGH WATER RESCUES PERFORMED IN MIDLAND

&&

AMBER.HLUCHAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 21, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Reeves62 min
Oct 21, 7:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson3 hr
Oct 21, 7:54 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFLoving, Reeves51 min
Oct 21, 8:41 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFLoving34 min
Oct 21, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving16 min
Oct 21, 10:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews37 min
Oct 21, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving51 min
Oct 21, 10:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster50 min
Oct 21, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Presidio54 min
Oct 21, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio58 min
Oct 21, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos63 min
Oct 21, 10:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReeves, Ward63 min
Oct 21, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines54 min
Oct 21, 11:39 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Gaines, Loving, Winkler111 min
Oct 21, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Gaines, Loving, Winkler66 min
Oct 21, 11:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLoving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler2 hr
Oct 21, 11:56 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines3 hr
Oct 22, 12:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFLoving, Ward, Winkler3 hr
Oct 22, 1:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews, Gaines43 min
Oct 22, 1:30 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Martin, Midland3 hr
Oct 22, 2:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane, Pecos, Ward3 hr
Oct 22, 2:16 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos44 min
Oct 22, 2:46 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland44 min
Oct 22, 3:11 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton3 hr
Oct 22, 3:29 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFBorden, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Scurry3 hr
Oct 22, 4:02 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock43 min
Oct 22, 4:41 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFGlasscock, Midland2 hr
Oct 22, 5:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor, Midland7 hr
Oct 22, 5:24 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry7 hr
Oct 22, 5:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell47 min
Oct 22, 5:52 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFReagan, Upton7 hr
Oct 22, 6:30 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningMAFPresidio20 hr
Oct 22, 6:45 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFGlasscock, Midland6 hr
Oct 22, 1:49 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFReagan4 hr
Oct 22, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFTerrell47 min
Oct 22, 5:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFTerrell44 min
Oct 22, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFTerrell34 min
Oct 21, 7:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy38 min
Oct 21, 7:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy62 min
Oct 21, 7:20 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy3 hr
Oct 21, 7:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy37 min
Oct 21, 7:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy3 hr
Oct 21, 8:39 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMAFEddy70 hr
Oct 21, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea56 min
Oct 21, 9:52 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFLea23 min
Oct 21, 9:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea3 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.