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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 11, 2017Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico; Loving County, Reeves County, Ward County, Texas

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-03-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 812 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 2017-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 0 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
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

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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
 
$$

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1 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
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 11, 5:31 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy, Lea59 min
Mar 11, 5:12 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor, Ward, Winkler48 min
Mar 11, 5:26 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton49 min
Mar 11, 5:29 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEctor, Winkler3 hr
Mar 11, 5:58 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard47 min
Mar 11, 6:04 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane41 min
Mar 11, 6:25 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Ward35 min
Mar 11, 6:42 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane48 min
Mar 11, 7:07 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReeves, Ward53 min
Mar 11, 7:15 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane45 min
Mar 11, 7:19 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos41 min
Mar 11, 7:33 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor, Midland27 min
Mar 11, 7:56 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor64 min
Mar 11, 8:04 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos41 min

Nearby

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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.