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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

September 17, 2016Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 17, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 55 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
Sep 17, 2016, 8:05 PM CDT (01:05 UTC)
Expired
Sep 17, 2016, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Eddy County, NM, Culberson County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 17, 3:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 185 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 2016-09-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2085 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2016-09-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 136 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2085 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1172 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
310 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.1
Supercell composite
7.2

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The text

As transmitted.

936 
WUUS54 KMAF 180105
SVRMAF
NMC015-TXC109-180200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0252.160918T0105Z-160918T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
805 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTH CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO...
  NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN TEXAS...

* UNTIL 900 PM CDT/800 PM MDT/

* AT 805 PM CDT/705 PM MDT/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  WHITES CITY...OR 22 MILES SOUTH OF CARLSBAD...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20
  MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE 
           TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WHITES CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3221 10435 3205 10392 3200 10397 3200 10402
      3195 10403 3185 10413 3207 10447
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 297DEG 19KT 3208 10433 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
175 
WWUS54 KMAF 180128
SVSMAF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
828 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

NMC015-TXC109-180200-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-160918T0200Z/
EDDY NM-CULBERSON TX-
828 PM CDT SAT SEP 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM
CDT/800 PM MDT/ FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EDDY AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON
COUNTIES...

AT 828 PM CDT/728 PM MDT/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 13 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF WHITES CITY...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF ORLA...MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO 
         ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF SOUTH
CENTRAL EDDY AND NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

&&

LAT...LON 3205 10392 3200 10397 3200 10402 3195 10403
      3185 10413 3203 10437 3218 10426
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 310DEG 14KT 3202 10423 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 17, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF55 min
Sep 17, 7:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines54 min
Sep 17, 7:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis53 min
Sep 17, 7:12 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Winkler33 min
Sep 17, 7:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson45 min
Sep 17, 7:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin54 min
Sep 17, 7:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor50 min
Sep 17, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry60 min
Sep 17, 7:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson, Howard, Martin54 min
Sep 17, 7:53 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedMAFEctor37 min
Sep 17, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Winkler60 min
Sep 17, 8:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis44 min
Sep 17, 8:18 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFEctor, Midland27 min
Sep 17, 8:19 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor3 hr
Sep 17, 8:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor, Midland, Upton47 min
Sep 17, 8:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin54 min
Sep 17, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock57 min
Sep 17, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Loving, Reeves57 min
Sep 17, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Winkler63 min
Sep 17, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio62 min
Sep 17, 9:23 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland3 hr
Sep 17, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMidland, Reagan, Upton48 min
Sep 17, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving63 min
Sep 17, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReeves42 min
Sep 17, 10:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Upton61 min
Sep 17, 10:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Reagan41 min
Sep 17, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio48 min
Sep 17, 10:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard45 min
Sep 17, 10:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane, Ector, Ward, Winkler3 hr
Sep 17, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan51 min
Sep 17, 11:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane47 min
Sep 17, 11:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane49 min
Sep 18, 12:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane, Upton49 min
Sep 18, 12:45 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan, Upton45 min
Sep 18, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF48 min
Sep 18, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis64 min
Sep 18, 4:22 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos3 hr
Sep 18, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis62 min
Sep 18, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF54 min
Sep 17, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy, Lea58 min
Sep 17, 7:21 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFEddy24 min
Sep 17, 7:34 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFLea26 min
Sep 17, 7:59 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFLea31 min
Sep 17, 8:27 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFLea33 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.