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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

September 18, 2017Crane County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 18, 2017, 6:13 PM CDT for Crane County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Sep 18, 2017, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
Expired
Sep 18, 2017, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Crane 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 Sep 18, 5:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 18, 5:10 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 18, 2:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
217 PM CDT Mon Sep 18 2017

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-191930-
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-
217 PM CDT Mon Sep 18 2017 /117 PM MDT Mon Sep 18 2017/

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

Thunderstorms will be possible through tonight, mainly over the
Davis Mountains and surrounding areas, with isolated storms possible over
the rest of the forecast area. A storm or two could be severe, but
most of the stronger storms will be capable of gusty winds of 50 to
55 mph, locally heavy rainfall and frequent cloud to ground
lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Strong, if not a few severe, thunderstorms will be possible Tuesday
afternoon and evening from the Davis and Glass Mountains
northeastward into the Permian Basin.

.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, Sep 18, 3:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
350 PM CDT MON SEP 18 2017

TXZ074-075-182130-
Pecos TX-Davis/Apache Mountains Area TX-
350 PM CDT MON SEP 18 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL PECOS...NORTH
CENTRAL BREWSTER AND EAST CENTRAL JEFF DAVIS COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM
CDT...

At 349 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Hovey, or 27 miles northeast of Alpine, moving east at 20 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hovey, Belding, Firestone Test Track and Sierra Madera.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 228 and 257.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3073 10352 3089 10347 3094 10342 3096 10341
      3094 10294 3057 10284 3040 10285 3052 10361
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 239DEG 48KT 3069 10339

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Special weather statement, Sep 18, 6:13 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
613 PM CDT MON SEP 18 2017

TXZ067-068-075-182345-
Pecos TX-Crane TX-Ward TX-
613 PM CDT MON SEP 18 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL PECOS...EAST
CENTRAL WARD AND NORTHERN CRANE COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM CDT...

At 613 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles north of Imperial, or 10 miles east of Grandfalls, moving
east at 20 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Imperial, Cordona Lake and Tubbs Corner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3125 10270 3140 10284 3161 10262 3134 10236
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 239DEG 49KT 3137 10268

12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 18, 3:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos40 min
Sep 18, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell44 min
Sep 18, 6:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson49 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.