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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

January 1, 20175 counties in Texas; Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 1, 2017, 7:28 PM CST for 5 counties in Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2017, 7:28 PM CST (01:28 UTC)
Expired
Jan 1, 2017, 8:30 PM CST
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Loving County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:29 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 1, 7:35 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 693 Sw Hobbs, NMTHUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 69MPH REPORTED AT LEA COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT
Jan 1, 7:45 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 543 Nw Wink, TXTHUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTED AT WINKLER COUNTY AIRPORT
Jan 1, 8:15 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 563 S Seminole, TXTHUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTED AT GAINES COUNTY AIRPORT
Jan 1, 8:25 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 502 E Andrews, TXTHUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTED AT THE ANDREWS MESONET.
Jan 1, 8:25 PM CSTTSTM WND GST 571 Sw Seagraves, TXTHUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTED AT THE SEAGRAVES MESONET

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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 2017-01-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 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 2017-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2180 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

732 
WUUS54 KMAF 020128
SVRMAF
NMC025-TXC003-115-165-301-495-020230-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0002.170102T0128Z-170102T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
728 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2017

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
  Andrews County in western Texas...
  Gaines County in western Texas...
  Central Winkler County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Dawson County in western Texas...
  Loving County in western Texas...

* Until 830 PM CST/730 PM MST/

* At 728 PM CST/628 PM MST/, severe thunderstorms were located along
  a line extending from near Tatum to near Hobbs to 6 miles south of
  Mentone, moving northeast at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Hobbs, Andrews, Lovington, Seminole, Kermit, Denver City, Eunice,
  Seagraves, Jal, Tatum, Mentone, Monument, Seagraves Airport, Humble
  City, Eunice Airport, Nadine, Jal Airport, McDonald, Buckeye and
  Gaines County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10306 3296 10211 3210 10235 3209 10280
      3192 10280 3165 10352 3165 10362 3171 10366
      3324 10353 3332 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 239DEG 56KT 3322 10339 3274 10318 3161 10360 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
116 
WWUS54 KMAF 020152
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
752 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2017

TXC301-020201-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170102T0230Z/
Loving TX-
752 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LOVING COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3296 10306 3296 10211 3210 10235 3209 10280
      3192 10280 3173 10331 3330 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 239DEG 56KT 3340 10304 3292 10283 3179 10325 

$$

NMC025-TXC003-115-165-495-020230-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170102T0230Z/
Lea NM-Andrews TX-Gaines TX-Winkler TX-Dawson TX-
752 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM
CST/730 PM MST/ FOR SOUTHEASTERN LEA...ANDREWS...GAINES...NORTHERN
WINKLER AND NORTHWESTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...

At 751 PM CST/651 PM MST/, severe thunderstorms were located along a
line extending from 10 miles north of Bronco to near Denver City to
near Winkler County Airport, moving northeast at 65 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. 

SOURCE...69 mph wind gust reported at Lea County Regional 
         Airport. 

IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile 
         homes, roofs, and outbuildings. 

Locations impacted include...
Hobbs, Andrews, Seminole, Kermit, Denver City, Eunice, Seagraves,
Jal, Seagraves Airport, Nadine, Jal Airport, Gaines County Airport,
Welch, Gaines County Park, Winkler County Airport, Loop, Knowles,
Frankel City, Higginbotham and Cedar Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10306 3296 10211 3210 10235 3209 10280
      3192 10280 3173 10331 3330 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 239DEG 56KT 3340 10304 3292 10283 3179 10325 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 6:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler47 min
Jan 1, 8:16 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane, Ector, Midland59 min
Jan 1, 8:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin66 min
Jan 1, 8:44 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Upton61 min
Jan 1, 9:24 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry66 min
Jan 1, 9:41 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton34 min
Jan 1, 10:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.