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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 11, 2017, 6:25 PM MST for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico; Loving County, Reeves County, Ward County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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
- Mar 11, 2017, 6:25 PM MST (01:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2017, 7:30 PM MST
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM, Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 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, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 133 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
- 812 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -37 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1736 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
808
WUUS54 KMAF 120125
SVRMAF
NMC015-025-TXC301-389-475-120230-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0013.170312T0125Z-170312T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
725 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2017
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
Southwestern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
Northwestern Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
Northwestern Ward County in western Texas...
Loving County in western Texas...
* Until 830 PM CST/730 PM MST/
* At 724 PM CST/624 PM MST/, a severe thunderstorm was located 19
miles north of Mentone, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Mentone and Slash Ranch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3219 10374 3216 10336 3150 10332 3156 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 005DEG 26KT 3199 10358
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
801 follow-up statement
758
WWUS54 KMAF 120202
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
802 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2017
NMC015-025-TXC301-389-475-120230-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-170312T0230Z/
Eddy NM-Lea NM-Reeves TX-Ward TX-Loving TX-
802 PM CST SAT MAR 11 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM
CST/730 PM MST/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDDY...SOUTH CENTRAL LEA...
NORTHWESTERN REEVES...NORTHWESTERN WARD AND LOVING COUNTIES...
At 801 PM CST/701 PM MST/, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles
northeast of Mentone, moving south at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Mentone and Slash Ranch.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3208 10376 3207 10336 3150 10332 3156 10388
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 348DEG 25KT 3178 10349
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
80The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 5:31 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 59 min |
| Mar 11, 5:12 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Ward, Winkler | 48 min |
| Mar 11, 5:26 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 49 min |
| Mar 11, 5:29 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:58 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 47 min |
| Mar 11, 6:04 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 41 min |
| Mar 11, 6:25 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Ward | 35 min |
| Mar 11, 6:42 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 48 min |
| Mar 11, 7:07 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reeves, Ward | 53 min |
| Mar 11, 7:15 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 45 min |
| Mar 11, 7:19 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 41 min |
| Mar 11, 7:33 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector, Midland | 27 min |
| Mar 11, 7:56 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 64 min |
| Mar 11, 8:04 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 41 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.