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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jan 15, 2017, 1:20 PM CST for Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 25 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
- Jan 15, 2017, 1:20 PM CST (19:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2017, 1:45 PM CST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Terrell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 191 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:22 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
Del Rio, TX (KDLF), launched 12:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -160 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 686 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 299 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jan 15, 11:35 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 11:35 AM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 3:15 AM CST, 10 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX 315 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-160915- 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- 315 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 /215 AM MST SUN JAN 15 2017/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO, SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND WESTERN TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FOG WILL PERSIST OVER MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING. HOWEVER, DENSE FOG WILL BE VERY SPARSE. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS THIS MORNING, ALONG WITH LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. RISES COULD OCCUR ON THE RIO GRANDE RIVER, IF NOT FLOODING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE THIS MORNING OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS, TO THE PERMIAN BASIN, LOWER TRANS PECOS AND WESTERN LOW ROLLING PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, HEAVY RAINFALL AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WILL OCCUR WITH THESE STORMS. STRONG WESTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE GUADALUPE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. 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
Special weather statement, Jan 15, 10:16 AM CST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1016 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
TXZ061-067-068-075-151715-
Pecos-Crane-Ector-Ward-
1016 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTH CENTRAL PECOS...
SOUTHWESTERN ECTOR...EASTERN WARD AND NORTHWESTERN CRANE COUNTIES...
At 1015 AM CST, strong thunderstorms were clustered near Imperial, or
11 miles southeast of Grandfalls, moving north at 30 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
West Odessa, Imperial, Penwell, Imperial Reservoir, Cordona Lake and
Tubbs Corner.
THIS INCLUDES Interstate 20 between mile markers 89 and 107.
LAT...LON 3108 10260 3115 10287 3175 10276 3182 10257
3174 10240
TIME...MOT...LOC 1615Z 189DEG 27KT 3120 10275
49Special weather statement, Jan 15, 10:28 AM CST, 2 hours 52 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1028 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
NMZ029-033-034-TXZ045-050-060-061-151730-
Southern Lea County-Northern Lea County-Central Lea
County-Andrews-Ector-Gaines-Winkler-
1028 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT EASTERN LEA...
NORTHWESTERN ECTOR...WESTERN ANDREWS...WESTERN GAINES AND
NORTHEASTERN WINKLER COUNTIES...
At 1026 AM CST/926 AM MST/, strong thunderstorms were clustered
between Hobb and Eunice, moving north at 45 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and nickel size hail are possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Hobbs, Lovington, Eunice, Jal, Tatum, Monument, Humble City, Eunice
Airport, McDonald, Nadine, Jal Airport, Knowles, Frankel City, Oil
Center, Tatum Airport, Bennett, and Lea County Regional Airport.
Brief heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3320 10306 3296 10306 3296 10277 3205 10262
3203 10353 3328 10335
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 190DEG 37KT 3244 10313
49Local storm report, Jan 15, 10:58 AM CST, 2 hours 22 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
1058 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 AM HAIL HOBBS 32.73N 103.16W
01/15/2017 E0.88 INCH LEA NM TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
AADSpecial weather statement, Jan 15, 11:15 AM CST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 1115 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 TXZ050-061-068-151800- Andrews TX-Crane TX-Ector TX- 1115 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ECTOR...SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS AND NORTHWESTERN CRANE COUNTIES UNTIL NOON CST... At 1115 AM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Penwell, or 10 miles southwest of West Odessa, moving north at 35 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Odessa, West Odessa, Goldsmith, Notrees, Penwell, Odessa Schelemeyer Field and North Cowden. THIS INCLUDES Interstate 20 between mile markers 91 and 116. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... && LAT...LON 3215 10229 3163 10240 3165 10280 3221 10274 TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 185DEG 30KT 3174 10264 85
Special weather statement, Jan 15, 11:58 AM CST, 1 hour 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1158 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
TXZ075-081-082-151845-
Pecos-Terrell-Big Bend Area-
1158 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS...
NORTHEASTERN BREWSTER AND NORTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTIES...
At 1157 AM CST, a strong thunderstorm was located 13 miles northwest
of Longfellow, or 25 miles east of Marathon, moving northeast at 40
mph.
Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Longfellow.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 3012 10293 3041 10304 3074 10257 3055 10230
3021 10216
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 239DEG 34KT 3028 10283
49Special weather statement, Jan 15, 1:20 PM CST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 120 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 TXZ082-151945- Terrell- 120 PM CST SUN JAN 15 2017 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTY... At 119 PM CST, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of Dryden, moving northeast at 30 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Dryden. Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 3003 10211 3015 10235 3056 10219 3035 10182 TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 215DEG 27KT 3018 10216 85
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 6:00 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Gaines and 11 more | 10 hr |
| Jan 14, 11:30 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 45 min |
| Jan 15, 10:16 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 59 min |
| Jan 15, 10:34 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Jan 15, 11:15 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 45 min |
| Jan 15, 11:57 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector, Midland | 2 hr |
| Jan 15, 11:58 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 47 min |
| Jan 15, 1:50 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 40 min |
| Jan 15, 2:31 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 44 min |
| Jan 15, 3:42 PM CST | River Flood Warning | MAF | Presidio | 50 hr |
| Jan 15, 10:28 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 62 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.