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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 28, 2017, 2:31 PM CDT for Howard County, Mitchell County, Texas. It was in force for 59 min. 2 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
- Mar 28, 2017, 2:31 PM CDT (19:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2017, 3:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 2:45 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 N Coahoma, TX | GOLF BALL HAIL COVERED THE GROUND BETWEEN 245 AND 300 PM CDT. |
| Mar 28, 2:45 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | 2 E Coahoma, TX | ESTIMATED TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL BROKE SKY LIGHTS ON A HOME BETWEEN 245 AND 300 PM CDT. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 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
- 1482 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -151 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 194 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.8
The text
As transmitted.
430
WUUS54 KMAF 281931
SVRMAF
TXC227-335-282030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0021.170328T1931Z-170328T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
231 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Mitchell County in western Texas...
Eastern Howard County in western Texas...
* Until 330 PM CDT
* At 231 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over South Haven,
or near Big Spring, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Coahoma, Westbrook, Forsan, Sand Springs, South Haven,
Elbow, Big Spring Country Club, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark
and Midway.
THIS INCLUDES Interstate 20 between mile markers 174 and 206.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 10114 3209 10160 3249 10142 3246 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1931Z 212DEG 29KT 3216 10144
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
491 follow-up statement
962
WWUS54 KMAF 281956
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
256 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
TXC227-335-282030-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-170328T2030Z/
Mitchell TX-Howard TX-
256 PM CDT TUE MAR 28 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT
FOR WESTERN MITCHELL AND EASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
At 255 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Coahoma, or 10
miles northeast of Big Spring, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Coahoma, Westbrook, Forsan, Sand Springs, South Haven,
Elbow, Big Spring Country Club, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark
and Midway.
THIS INCLUDES Interstate 20 between mile markers 174 and 206.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 10114 3209 10160 3249 10142 3246 10096
TIME...MOT...LOC 1955Z 212DEG 29KT 3233 10131
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
84The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 3:37 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Pecos, Ward, Winkler | 17 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:41 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Loving, Pecos, Ward, Winkler | 18 hr |
| Mar 28, 3:41 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | 15 hr | |
| Mar 28, 1:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 35 min |
| Mar 28, 1:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 2:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 44 min |
| Mar 28, 2:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 53 min |
| Mar 28, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 2:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 66 min |
| Mar 28, 2:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 61 min |
| Mar 28, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 3:53 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 112 min |
| Mar 28, 3:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 65 min |
| Mar 28, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 34 min |
| Mar 28, 4:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 25 min |
| Mar 28, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Ward, Winkler | 52 min |
| Mar 28, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis, Reeves | 47 min |
| Mar 28, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 59 min |
| Mar 28, 5:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan | 62 min |
| Mar 28, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Gaines, Martin, Winkler | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 42 min |
| Mar 28, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland | 45 min |
| Mar 28, 6:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Midland, Upton | 33 min |
| Mar 28, 6:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin | 68 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.