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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 113, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 14, 2017Andrews County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2017, 7:04 PM CDT for Andrews County, Texas. It was in force for 56 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 14, 2017, 7:04 PM CDT (00:04 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
56 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Andrews County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 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 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 46 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 2017-05-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 365 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-05-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 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
365 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3331 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

195 
WUUS54 KMAF 150004
SVRMAF
TXC003-150100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0113.170515T0004Z-170515T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
704 PM CDT SUN MAY 14 2017

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Andrews County in western Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT

* At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles 
  northeast of Goldsmith, or 12 miles south of Andrews, moving 
  northeast at 35 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...
  Andrews, Frankel City, Florey and Andrews County Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3229 10221 3209 10249 3209 10280 3250 10280
      3251 10231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 225DEG 37KT 3214 10253 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
776 
WWUS54 KMAF 150026
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
726 PM CDT SUN MAY 14 2017

TXC003-150100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0113.000000T0000Z-170515T0100Z/
Andrews TX-
726 PM CDT SUN MAY 14 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL ANDREWS COUNTY...

At 725 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Andrews, moving northeast at 30 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...
Andrews, Frankel City, Florey and Andrews County Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3229 10221 3209 10249 3209 10280 3250 10280
      3251 10231
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 221DEG 32KT 3227 10242 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos43 min
May 14, 8:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland49 min
May 15, 4:00 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMAF18 hr
May 15, 2:17 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMAF14 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.