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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 9, 2016Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 9, 2016, 1:37 AM CDT for Culberson 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 9, 2016, 1:37 AM CDT (06:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 9, 2016, 2:15 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Culberson County, TX

The radar

The El Paso radar (KEPZ), 197 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:37 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 228 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 2456 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 187 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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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 Apr 9, 12:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 9, 12:29 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 8, 1:48 PM CDT, 11 hours 49 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
148 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-091900-
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-
148 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016 /1248 PM MDT FRI APR 8 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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

Local storm report, Apr 8, 8:21 PM CDT, 5 hours 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
821 PM CDT FRI APR 08 2016

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

0819 PM     HAIL             2 WSW MARATHON          30.19N 103.27W
04/08/2016  M0.50 INCH       BREWSTER           TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

            VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH 1/2 INCH HAIL.

&&

CMR

Special weather statement, Apr 8, 9:07 PM CDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
907 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

TXZ075-090245-
PECOS TX-
907 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY UNTIL 945 PM
CDT...

AT 907 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES SOUTHEAST OF BELDING...OR 17 MILES SOUTH OF FORT STOCKTON...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BAKERSFIELD AND SIERRA MADERA.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 264 AND 299.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MIDLAND .

&&

LAT...LON 3049 10295 3058 10309 3113 10261 3088 10222
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 219DEG 50KT 3063 10290

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Special weather statement, Apr 8, 9:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
945 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

TXZ068-069-075-090330-
CRANE TX-UPTON TX-PECOS TX-
945 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRANE...NORTH
CENTRAL PECOS AND SOUTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 1030 PM CDT...

AT 945 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 13
MILES EAST OF FORT STOCKTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MCCAMEY...GIRVIN AND UPTON COUNTY AIRPORT.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 267 AND 277.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN MIDLAND .

&&

LAT...LON 3115 10195 3108 10210 3109 10236 3108 10237
      3103 10229 3103 10222 3082 10268 3089 10277
      3133 10245
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 213DEG 34KT 3093 10266

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Special weather statement, Apr 8, 11:00 PM CDT, 2 hours 37 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1100 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

TXZ057-074-090445-
VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS AREA-
1100 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CULBERSON COUNTY...

AT 1100 PM CDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 13 MILES NORTH OF PLATEAU...
OR 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF VAN HORN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THIS STORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN VAN
HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AND NORTHWESTERN DAVIS/APACHE MOUNTAINS
AREA COUNTIES.

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 3115 10453 3129 10464 3163 10452 3142 10431
      3124 10419
TIME...MOT...LOC 0400Z 237DEG 20KT 3125 10454

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Special weather statement, Apr 8, 11:41 PM CDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1141 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

NMZ028-TXZ057>059-258-090545-
EDDY COUNTY PLAINS-GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS-REEVES COUNTY AND UPPER TRANS
PECOS-VAN HORN AND HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR-LOVING-
1141 PM CDT FRI APR 8 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL EDDY...
NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON...NORTHWESTERN REEVES AND NORTHWESTERN LOVING
COUNTIES...

AT 1141 PM CDT/1041 PM MDT/...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS 26 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF PINE SPRINGS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MALAGA...RED BLUFF RESERVOIR AND RED BLUFF.

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 3154 10436 3164 10460 3205 10446 3220 10428
      3223 10411 3223 10400 3197 10382
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 212DEG 37KT 3170 10442

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Special weather statement, Apr 9, 1:37 AM 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
Apr 8, 8:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	48 min
Apr 8, 9:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	38 min
Apr 8, 9:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	45 min
Apr 8, 11:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	45 min
Apr 8, 11:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		64 min
Apr 8, 11:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	64 min
Apr 9, 12:18 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward	57 min
Apr 9, 1:10 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	65 min
Apr 9, 12:44 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy	61 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.