Alert archive / Texas / Special Weather Statements in 2016
Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2016, 5:03 PM CDT for Cochran County, Texas. It was in force for 42 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, 2016, 5:03 PM CDT (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2016, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Cochran County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:05 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
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 182 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
- 112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2251 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 7 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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, 2:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 2:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 244 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 .DISCUSSION...As of 2:15 PM CDT Friday...Radar is showing the first signs of convection over the Davis and Guadalupe Mtns. Satl imagery and model data show a ridge aligned over the southern states...from Southern CA to Florida. A shortwave is rotating across northern New Mexico riding along the ridge. This shortwave will interact with decent mid and low level moisture (with a weak mid level moisture feed from East Pacific Hurricane Blas) and an uncapped environment for increasing chances of thunderstorms this aftn thru most of tonight. The latest run of the RAP13 is hinting at a possible MCS dropping SSW over the CWA starting this evening. Regardless...all the high res models do show scattered thunderstorms well into the overnight hours. With fcst soundings indc inverted V profiles there will be strong gusty winds with any thunderstorms. With a slightly better moisture profile there could be locally heavy rain...which in this part of the country...could lead to localized flooding concerns. Ridging amplifies a bit on Sat which might result in a little less convection...especially in the Plains. Even with the ridge amplification temps are fcst to remain just below the century mark in the central and eastern Permian Basin...especially if there is any rain tonight due to added moisture. Ridging will become centered over the Desert SW into West Texas from Sunday thru most of next week. With this pattern most...if not all...of the convection will remain over the higher terrain with weak upslope flow and intense heating. We can also say hello once again to widespread 100+ degree temps in the Plains...105+ in the Pecos and Rio Grande River Valleys...and 90s in the mtns. Strobin && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 76 98 76 99 / 40 20 10 10 Carlsbad 73 103 72 104 / 20 20 10 10 Dryden 79 98 77 101 / 20 20 10 0 Fort Stockton 75 99 74 101 / 40 30 10 10 Guadalupe Pass 70 95 71 96 / 20 20 10 10 Hobbs 71 98 71 99 / 20 20 10 10 Marfa 66 92 63 95 / 40 40 20 10 Midland Intl Airport 76 98 76 100 / 40 20 10 0 Odessa 75 98 76 100 / 40 20 10 0 Wink 76 103 76 104 / 20 20 10 0 && .MAF Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NM...None. TX...None. && 84/33
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 8, 1:52 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 152 PM CDT FRI JUL 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- 152 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 /1252 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WESTERN TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE AREA WITH LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY WITH LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS THE MAIN THREATS. .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, 4:09 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 409 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 TXZ075-082200- PECOS TX- 409 PM CDT FRI JUL 8 2016 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY UNTIL 500 PM CDT... AT 409 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES EAST OF HOVEY...OR 24 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... BELDING AND SIERRA MADERA. LAT...LON 3056 10326 3077 10330 3089 10291 3055 10284 TIME...MOT...LOC 2109Z 259DEG 15KT 3067 10320 80
Special weather statement, Jul 8, 5:03 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
403 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
NMZ029-082245-
NORTHERN LEA COUNTY NM-
403 PM MDT FRI JUL 8 2016
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN LEA COUNTY UNTIL 445
PM MDT...
AT 402 PM MDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 9
MILES NORTH OF TATUM...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH.
DIME SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM. THIS STORM WILL IMPACT HIGHWAY 125 IN NORTHEASTERN LEA
COUNTY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TATUM...GLADIOLA AND BRONCO.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
&&
LAT...LON 3324 10306 3325 10332 3335 10344 3357 10306
3357 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 228DEG 10KT 3338 10326
AHASICThe office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 42 min |
| Jul 7, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 39 min |
| Jul 7, 8:49 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector, Midland | 3 hr |
| Jul 7, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 37 min |
| Jul 7, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 51 min |
| Jul 7, 8:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 33 min |
| Jul 7, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 41 min |
| Jul 7, 9:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 43 min |
| Jul 8, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Scurry | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 52 min |
| Jul 8, 6:05 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos | 3 hr |
| Jul 8, 6:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 49 min |
| Jul 8, 6:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 25 min |
| Jul 8, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 51 min |
| Jul 8, 6:40 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 3 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.