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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 22, 2017Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 22, 2017, 4:42 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas. It was in force for 48 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 22, 2017, 4:42 PM CDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2017, 5:30 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Culberson County, TX

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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 May 22, 1:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 22, 1:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 22, 1:58 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
158 PM CDT Mon May 22 2017

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-231900-
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-
158 PM CDT Mon May 22 2017 /1258 PM MDT Mon May 22 2017/

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

Thunderstorms are possible across most areas this afternoon, evening
and potentially overnight. The greatest areal coverage of
thunderstorms look to begin across Southeast New Mexico this
afternoon, shifting southeast into the Permian Basin this evening.
Some storms are expected to become severe with large hail and
damaging winds the main threats. The stronger storms will also be
capable of producing locally heavy rainfall and flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A cold front is expected to generate more thunderstorms across the
region Tuesday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation likely requested 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

Special weather statement, May 22, 3:58 PM CDT, 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:23 PM CDT, 19 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 22, 4:42 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
442 PM CDT MON MAY 22 2017

TXZ057-058-258-222230-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor TX-
Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos TX-Guadalupe Mountains TX-
442 PM CDT MON MAY 22 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN REEVES AND
NORTHEASTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 530 PM CDT/430 PM MDT/...

At 442 PM CDT/342 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm 24 miles southwest of Orla, moving east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Orla and Red Bluff.

LAT...LON 3142 10459 3182 10478 3190 10390 3132 10381
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 259DEG 18KT 3168 10430

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 8:01 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MAF	Brewster	19 hr
May 22, 10:11 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MAF	Brewster	42 hr
May 22, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	47 min
May 22, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	52 min
May 22, 5:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	44 min
May 22, 5:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving, Winkler	51 min
May 22, 5:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	48 min
May 22, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	39 min
May 22, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	51 min
May 22, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		51 min
May 22, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	38 min
May 22, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	49 min
May 22, 6:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Yoakum	46 min
May 22, 5:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	42 min
May 22, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy	50 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.