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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 20, 2015, 6:49 PM CDT for Jeff Davis County, Texas. It was in force for 26 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 20, 2015, 6:49 PM CDT (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- May 20, 2015, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Jeff Davis County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 241 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:50 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, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 240 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1293 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 774 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 152 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 20, 6:31 PM CDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 20, 6:31 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 20, 2:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 234 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2015 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-211945- 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- 234 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2015 /134 PM MDT WED MAY 20 2015/ 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PERMIAN BASIN AND LOWER TRANS PECOS. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS...ALTHOUGH AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR TWO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...INCREASING THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. A FEW OF THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE...ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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 20, 5:48 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 548 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2015 TXZ080-202315- MARFA PLATEAU- 548 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... AT 547 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY 15 MILES SOUTH OF PRESIDIO ON FM 169. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3025 10387 3001 10382 2996 10409 3013 10416 TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 250DEG 9KT 3008 10403
Special weather statement, May 20, 5:51 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 551 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2015 ...CORRECTED FOR LOCATION OF STORM... TXZ080-202315- MARFA PLATEAU- 551 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... AT 547 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY 15 MILES SOUTH OF MARFA ON FM 169. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3025 10387 3001 10382 2996 10409 3013 10416 TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 250DEG 9KT 3008 10403
Special weather statement, May 20, 5:51 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 551 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2015 ...CORRECTED FOR LOCATION OF STORM... TXZ080-202315- MARFA PLATEAU- 551 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 615 PM CDT... ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT... AT 547 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY 15 MILES SOUTH OF MARFA ON FM 169. THIS STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS. && LAT...LON 3025 10387 3001 10382 2996 10409 3013 10416 TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 250DEG 9KT 3008 10403
Special weather statement, May 20, 6:14 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Terrell | 45 min |
| May 19, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 64 min |
| May 19, 8:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 64 min |
| May 19, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 63 min |
| May 20, 1:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 41 min |
| May 20, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 38 min |
| May 20, 2:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 45 min |
| May 20, 3:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 59 min |
| May 20, 3:21 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 24 min |
| May 20, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 48 min |
| May 20, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 42 min |
| May 20, 4:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 42 min |
| May 20, 4:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 44 min |
| May 20, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 61 min |
| May 20, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 48 min |
| May 20, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 63 min |
| May 20, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 27 min |
| May 20, 5:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 24 min |
| May 20, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 24 min |
| May 20, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 31 min |
| May 20, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 43 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.