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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2017, 12:03 AM CDT for Glasscock County, Midland County, Mitchell County, Texas. It was in force for 27 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
- Jul 5, 2017, 12:03 AM CDT (05:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2017, 12:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Counties Glasscock County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 74 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
- 1148 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.2
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Jul 4, 11:54 PM CDT, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 4, 11:54 PM CDT, 9 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 129 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2017 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075- 079>082-258-051830- 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- 129 PM CDT Tue Jul 4 2017 /1229 PM MDT Tue Jul 4 2017/ This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas and western Texas. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT Scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon, with the best chances across the Permian Basin and southwest towards the Davis and Guadalupe Mountains. Some storms may become strong enough to produce strong downburst winds, heavy rainfall, localized flash flooding, frequent lightning, and hail. Tonight, a cluster of storms called a Mesoscale Convective System is expected to drop south into southeastern New Mexico and the Permian Basin. Some storms may become strong enough for downburst winds, heavy rainfall, localized flash flooding, frequent lightning, and small hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY Chances of thunderstorms continue into Wednesday. Some storms may become strong, capable of producing strong downburst winds, heavy rainfall, localized flash flooding, frequent lightning, and small hail. .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, Jul 4, 11:06 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1106 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2017
TXZ058-074-075-050445-
Pecos TX-Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos TX-
Davis/Apache Mountains Area TX-
1106 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PECOS AND SOUTHERN
REEVES COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...
At 1105 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms near
Verhalen, or 20 miles south of Pecos, moving southwest at 10 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Balmorhea, Verhalen, Toyahvale, Balmorhea Lake, Saragosa, Balmorhea
State Park, Toyah Lake and Firestone Test Track.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 195 and 246.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3134 10346 3116 10319 3095 10303 3067 10343
3108 10399
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 043DEG 49KT 3111 10349
12Special weather statement, Jul 4, 11:20 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1120 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2017
TXZ046>048-050>053-059>062-067-050445-
Midland TX-Mitchell TX-Loving TX-Martin TX-Dawson TX-Scurry TX-
Andrews TX-Ector TX-Ward TX-Howard TX-Borden TX-Winkler TX-
1120 PM CDT TUE JUL 4 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ECTOR...SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS...
NORTHERN MITCHELL...SCURRY...NORTHWESTERN WARD...NORTHWESTERN
MIDLAND...WINKLER...SOUTHERN BORDEN...HOWARD...MARTIN...SOUTHEASTERN
DAWSON AND SOUTHEASTERN LOVING COUNTIES UNTIL 1145 PM CDT...
At 1116 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms
with a gust front near Snyder southwest to Vealmoor to Tarzan and
Kermit.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this line of storms.
Locations impacted include...
Midland, Odessa, Big Spring, Snyder, Kermit, Colorado City, Stanton,
Wink, Ackerly, West Odessa, China Grove, Coahoma, Valley View,
Goldsmith, Sand Springs, Midland International Air and Space Port,
Vealmoor, Luther, J B Thomas Reservoir and Flower Grove.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 141 and 203, and
between mile markers 210 and 212.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3247 10071 3148 10348 3193 10331 3200 10307
3203 10306 3296 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0416Z 043DEG 49KT 3287 10073
12Local storm report, Jul 4, 11:26 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1126 PM CDT TUE JUL 04 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1107 PM TSTM WND GST 3 NW WINK 31.79N 103.19W
07/04/2017 M62 MPH Winkler TX ASOS
&&
RHLUCHANSpecial weather statement, Jul 4, 11:39 PM CDT, 24 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 7:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Upton | 53 min |
| Jul 4, 7:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 22 min |
| Jul 4, 7:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 44 min |
| Jul 4, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 32 min |
| Jul 4, 7:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 33 min |
| Jul 4, 8:17 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Upton | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 8:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 29 min |
| Jul 4, 9:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 9:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 58 min |
| Jul 4, 9:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 9:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 40 min |
| Jul 4, 10:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Martin | 37 min |
| Jul 4, 10:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Howard and 2 more | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 10:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Howard, Martin, Scurry | 22 min |
| Jul 4, 10:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 3 hr |
| Jul 4, 11:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 39 min |
| Jul 4, 11:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector, Howard, Martin, Scurry, Winkler | 25 min |
| Jul 4, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Ector, Loving, Ward, Winkler | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 11:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard, Midland | 21 min |
| Jul 4, 11:47 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Ward, Winkler | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector, Midland | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 12:31 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 1:30 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 60 min |
| Jul 5, 3:30 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Reagan | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 51 min |
| Jul 5, 4:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton | 3 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 6:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 6:22 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 113 min |
| Jul 4, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 23 min |
| Jul 4, 8:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 2 hr |
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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.