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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 1, 2017

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2017, 2:03 PM CDT. It was in force for 42 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 1, 2017, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
Expired
Jun 1, 2017, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 1, 12:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 12:38 PM CDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 1:54 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2017

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-021900-
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-
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2017 /1254 PM MDT Thu Jun 1 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 likely across the region this afternoon and
tonight... especially from the Guadalupe Mountains to the Davis
mountains. Heavy rainfall that could result in localized flash
flooding will be the main concern... although a few severe storms
with large hail and damaging winds are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

Thunderstorms are possible into next week across West Texas and
Southeast New Mexico. Heavy rainfall will be the main hazard.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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, Jun 1, 2:03 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
203 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2017

TXZ058-074-075-011945-
Pecos TX-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos TX-
Davis/Apache Mountains Area TX-
203 PM CDT THU JUN 1 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL PECOS...NORTHERN
BREWSTER...SOUTH CENTRAL REEVES AND EAST CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES
UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

At 202 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 15
miles northeast of Fort Davis. These thunderstorms are nearly
stationary.

Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Hovey and Star Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 3076 10387 3086 10370 3095 10349 3069 10321
      3047 10359
TIME...MOT...LOC 1902Z 319DEG 9KT 3072 10368

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 7:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor55 min
May 31, 7:31 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFWinkler3 hr
May 31, 8:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEctor, Winkler60 min
May 31, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor42 min
May 31, 9:41 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEctor3 hr
May 31, 10:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWinkler39 min
Jun 1, 1:14 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving46 min
Jun 1, 2:01 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEctor3 hr
Jun 1, 2:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos38 min
Jun 1, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos44 min
Jun 1, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis2 hr
Jun 1, 3:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos61 min
Jun 1, 4:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF57 min
Jun 1, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos30 min
Jun 1, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves60 min
Jun 1, 5:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos34 min
Jun 1, 5:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson42 min
Jun 1, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF61 min
Jun 1, 6:23 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio52 min
Jun 1, 6:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio61 min
Jun 1, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF46 min
May 31, 7:38 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEddy, Lea3 hr
May 31, 8:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea22 min
Jun 1, 12:22 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy38 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.