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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 225, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2017, 8:42 PM CDT for Reagan County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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
- Jun 23, 2017, 8:42 PM CDT (01:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2017, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Reagan County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:42 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.
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -360 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2490 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
403 WUUS54 KMAF 240142 SVRMAF TXC383-240230- /O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0225.170624T0142Z-170624T0230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 842 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017 The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Reagan County in western Texas... * Until 930 PM CDT * At 842 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles north of Barnhart to near Big Lake to 7 miles southwest of Texon, moving south at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Big Lake, Texon, Best, Reagan County Airport, Stiles and North Reagan Fire Station. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3108 10178 3164 10177 3165 10127 3108 10127 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 352DEG 21KT 3128 10120 3113 10148 3114 10178 HAIL...0.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ 67
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 23, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 6:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
627 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017
.DISCUSSION...
&&
.AVIATION...
Complex of storms along a front moving south through area...
expect very strong wind gusts. Wind will be shifting around to
the north with fropa. Expect most of this south of TAF sites by
04z.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 146 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017/
DISCUSSION...
A well defined cold front near LBB continues to move s with an ely
wind in advance assocd with surface low INVOF wrn PB. Meanwhile flow
aloft is from the nw with model indications of a minor shrtwv trof.
SB instability is focusing around the front (moreso just in wake
of it) with steep mid level LRs. There is good directional shear
along with sufficient bulk shear for at least a few severe storms,
anomalously high PWs favor local heavy rain too. Based on expected
frontal location storms will be favored to develop in NW CWFA
probably just prior to 00Z, tracking sewd. High resolution models
including HRRR/TTU WRF are in agreement. Highest PoPs are
warranted before 06Z/Sat. Post-frontal MSLP gradient favor breezy
conditions thru Sat PM, convection INVOF SW-S OK early Sat AM may
enhance winds some? Post-frontal high winds are still possible
thru GDP Mtns, but mixed signals in MOS data prevents issuance of
a headline ATTP, still very windy thru the GDP however. A wide
range of high temps is possible for any given locale on Sat, thus
low confidence temp forecast and as such a blended approach
suffices. Convective concerns are mostly decreased Sat, except
across the Lower Trans Pecos where best SB instability gathers. NW
mid level will persist thru Mon and atmosphere will have a chance
to "reload" with the possibility of nocturnal storms. Sun AM
storms are most favored across PB and late Sun night/early Mon AM
across farw and SE NM. Consistent signal in model data that 85h
temps will remain below 28C, even INVOF Rio Grande, and high temps
will likely be below normal into Tue. Mid level pattern will likely
exhibit a little more ridging from Tue-Thur with possible presence
of mid level theta-e ridge axis Thur, promoting an uptick in
precip coverage? Broadening cyclonic mid level flow will attempt
to suppress mid level ridge keeping temps in check late in the
extended, at least compared to the past week.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring 67 79 70 81 / 60 30 50 40
Carlsbad 67 84 69 88 / 20 20 30 40
Dryden 77 96 75 92 / 40 30 20 20
Fort Stockton 72 84 68 88 / 40 20 30 30
Guadalupe Pass 67 77 63 81 / 20 20 30 40
Hobbs 64 79 64 81 / 30 10 50 40
Marfa 66 84 64 86 / 20 30 20 20
Midland Intl Airport 69 82 67 84 / 50 20 40 40
Odessa 69 81 68 85 / 50 20 40 40
Wink 69 85 71 89 / 30 20 30 30
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...None.
TX...Heat Advisory until 8 PM CDT /7 PM MDT/ this evening for Big
Bend Area-Crane-Davis/Apache Mountains Area-Ector-Glasscock-
Guadalupe Mountains-Loving-Marfa Plateau-Midland-Pecos-
Presidio Valley-Reagan-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos-
Terrell-Upton-Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Ward-Winkler.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 1:45 PM CDT, 6 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 145 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-241845- Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains- Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines- Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos- Loving-Winkler-Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan- Davis/Apache Mountains Area-Pecos-Presidio Valley-Marfa Plateau- Big Bend Area-Terrell-Guadalupe Mountains- 145 PM CDT Fri Jun 23 2017 /1245 PM MDT Fri Jun 23 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas and western Texas. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A Heat Advisory remains in effect through early this evening for areas from the southern Permian Basin into the Big Bend. In addition, thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into this evening, particularly along the cold front. Some storms may become strong to severe, capable of producing damaging winds, large hail, and locally heavy rainfall. Brief, strong easterly winds are possible through Guadalupe Pass late tonight in wake of a cold front. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY There will be a chance for thunderstorms into the weekend. The main threats will be lightning and brief heavy rainfall and localized flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed across portions of Southeast New Mexico and the Permian Basin late this afternoon and this evening. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in Midland, can be found on the internet at... http://weather.gov/midland
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 23, 7:22 PM CDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
722 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0703 PM TSTM WND GST PECOS 31.41N 103.50W
06/23/2017 M64 MPH REEVES TX AMATEUR RADIO
POWER OUTAGES REPORTED IN PECOS
&&
JULIE.PHILLIPSONLocal storm report, Jun 23, 7:33 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
733 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0715 PM TSTM WND GST BIG SPRING 32.25N 101.48W
06/23/2017 M54 MPH HOWARD TX AWOS
&&
JULIE.PHILLIPSONLocal storm report, Jun 23, 7:40 PM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
740 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0543 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 W LORAINE 32.41N 100.73W
06/23/2017 Mitchell TX AMATEUR RADIO
TRAIN DERAILMENT OCCURRED NEAR MILE MARKER 214 WEST OF
LORAINE
&&
JULIE.PHILLIPSONSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 7:45 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 745 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017 TXZ058-067-074-075-240130- Pecos TX-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos TX-Ward TX- Davis/Apache Mountains Area TX- 745 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PECOS...SOUTHERN REEVES...SOUTHEASTERN WARD AND NORTHEASTERN JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 830 PM CDT... At 743 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16 miles east of Verhalen, or 22 miles southeast of Pecos, moving south at 25 mph. Additional strong storms are possible in the advisory area. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Fort Stockton, Grandfalls, Balmorhea, Coyanosa, Verhalen, Royalty, Toyahvale, Balmorhea Lake, Saragosa, Balmorhea State Park, Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport, Toyah Lake, B F Goodrich Testing Track and Firestone Test Track. LAT...LON 3118 10398 3144 10293 3096 10244 3060 10376 TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 343DEG 23KT 3113 10332
Local storm report, Jun 23, 7:48 PM CDT, 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
748 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0735 PM TSTM WND GST 4 SW ST. LAWRENCE 31.66N 101.60W
06/23/2017 M64 MPH Glasscock TX MESONET
&&
JULIE.PHILLIPSONLocal storm report, Jun 23, 8:38 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
838 PM CDT FRI JUN 23 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0829 PM TSTM WND GST 1 WSW BIG LAKE 31.19N 101.47W
06/23/2017 M58 MPH Reagan TX MESONET
&&
05The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 54 min | |
| Jun 23, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 57 min |
| Jun 23, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 51 min |
| Jun 23, 7:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Reagan, Upton | 61 min |
| Jun 23, 7:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 45 min |
| Jun 23, 8:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 26 min |
| Jun 23, 8:55 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Reagan | 3 hr |
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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.