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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2015, 9:01 PM CDT for Jeff Davis County, Texas. It was in force for 59 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 8, 2015, 9:01 PM CDT (02:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2015, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Jeff Davis County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 248 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:02 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, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 248 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
- 1129 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -6 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.5
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 Jul 8, 8:55 PM CDT, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 8:55 PM CDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 1:18 PM CDT, 7 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 118 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-091830- 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- 118 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 /1218 PM MDT WED JUL 8 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 THROUGH THIS EVENING MAINLY FOR THE TRANS PECOS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND FLOODING ALONG WITH DOWNBURST WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM ANY OF THE STRONGER STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THUNDERSTORM CHANCES WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY FROM SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO INTO THE BIG BEND WHERE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...LOCAL FLASH FLOODING...DOWNBURST WINDS...AND LIGHTNING WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERNS. .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, Jul 8, 6:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
637 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015
TXZ081-090045-
BIG BEND AREA-
637 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY...
AT 637 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 19 MILES WEST OF PERSIMMON
GAP...OR 32 MILES NORTHWEST OF PANTHER JUNCTION...MOVING SOUTH AT 15
MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SANTIAGO PEAK.
LAT...LON 2982 10355 2993 10329 2959 10318 2948 10339
2946 10361 2970 10379
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 339DEG 11KT 2972 10348
67Special weather statement, Jul 8, 6:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
643 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015
TXZ080-090045-
MARFA PLATEAU-
643 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN PRESIDIO COUNTY...
AT 643 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER MARFA MUNICIPAL
AIRPORT...OR OVER MARFA...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MARFA AND MARFA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3039 10415 3044 10408 3042 10398 3022 10381
3012 10410
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 339DEG 11KT 3035 10404
67Special weather statement, Jul 8, 7:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 700 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 TXZ057-074-080-090100- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-MARFA PLATEAU- 700 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS AND SOUTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES... AT 658 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 8 MILES SOUTH OF BORACHO... OR 28 MILES EAST OF VAN HORN. ANOTHER STRONG STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES NORTH OF BORACHO. THESE STORMS WERE NEARLY STATIONARY. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KENT AND BORACHO. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 158 AND 181. LAT...LON 3082 10441 3123 10462 3141 10434 3090 10405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2359Z 177DEG 1KT 3095 10437 67
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 7:56 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 756 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 TXZ057-074-080-090200- VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR TX-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA TX- MARFA PLATEAU TX- 756 PM CDT WED JUL 8 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS AND SOUTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 900 PM CDT... AT 753 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR BORACHO...OR 31 MILES EAST OF VAN HORN...AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL STORMS SOUTHWEST OF BORACHO AND APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES SOUTH OF KENT. THESE STORMS ARE NEARLY STATIONARY. ADDITIONAL STORM DEVELOPMENT TO THE SOUTH IS POSSIBLE. WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... KENT...BUFFALO TRAIL SCOUT CAMP...BORACHO...PLATEAU...BLACK MOUNTAIN AND MCDONALD OBSERVATORY. THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 155 AND 184 AND INTERSTATE 10 SERVICE ROADS. ALSO INCLUDED ARE PLATEAU VALENTINE ROAD AND STATE HIGHWAYS 118 AND 166. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE. && LAT...LON 3059 10439 3107 10459 3124 10420 3071 10383 TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 224DEG 10KT 3106 10431 84
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 8:54 PM CDT, 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 7:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 60 min |
| Jul 8, 7:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Culberson, Jeff Davis | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Culberson, Jeff Davis | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 64 min |
| Jul 8, 9:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Culberson, Jeff Davis | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 9:37 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Culberson | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 8:26 AM CDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Presidio | 50 hr |
| Jul 9, 3:19 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Culberson, Jeff Davis | 3 hr |
| Jul 9, 4:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 54 min |
| Jul 9, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 65 min |
| Jul 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 57 min |
| Jul 9, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 30 min |
| Jul 9, 6:16 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 66 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.