Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 7:35 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 69 | 3 Sw Hobbs, NM | THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST OF 69MPH REPORTED AT LEA COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Jan 1, 7:45 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 54 | 3 Nw Wink, TX | THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTED AT WINKLER COUNTY AIRPORT |
| Jan 1, 8:15 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 56 | 3 S Seminole, TX | THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTED AT GAINES COUNTY AIRPORT |
| Jan 1, 8:25 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 50 | 2 E Andrews, TX | THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST REPORTED AT THE ANDREWS MESONET. |
| Jan 1, 8:25 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 57 | 1 Sw Seagraves, TX | THUNDERSTORM 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.
- 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
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
$$
671 follow-up statement
116
WWUS54 KMAF 020152
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
752 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
TXC301-020201-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170102T0230Z/
Loving TX-
752 PM CST SUN JAN 1 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LOVING COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3296 10306 3296 10211 3210 10235 3209 10280
3192 10280 3173 10331 3330 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 239DEG 56KT 3340 10304 3292 10283 3179 10325
$$
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
$$
67The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 6:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 47 min |
| Jan 1, 8:16 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland | 59 min |
| Jan 1, 8:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 66 min |
| Jan 1, 8:44 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton | 61 min |
| Jan 1, 9:24 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry | 66 min |
| Jan 1, 9:41 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton | 34 min |
| Jan 1, 10:14 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 31 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.