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Heat Advisory 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 23, 201818 counties in Texas; Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this heat advisory at Jun 23, 2018, 9:54 PM CDT for 18 counties in Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It took effect at Jun 24, 2018, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 23, 2018, 9:54 PM CDT (02:54 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 24, 2018, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Jun 24, 2018, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Borden County, TX, Crane County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Ector County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Loving County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:55 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, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 10 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2018-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 718 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2018-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
718 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-94 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3787 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this heat advisory 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 heat advisory went out at Jun 23, 9:33 PM CDT, 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 23, 9:33 PM CDT, 21 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 23, 12:58 PM CDT, 8 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1258 PM CDT Sat Jun 23 2018

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-241800-
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-
1258 PM CDT Sat Jun 23 2018 /1158 AM MDT Sat Jun 23 2018/

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 the eastern Permian Basin,
Stockton Plateau, and Lower Trans Pecos region this afternoon and
evening. Strong winds, hail, and locally heavy rainfall are possible
with these storms.

Triple-digit temperatures will continue today. A Heat Advisory is in
effect today for the Eddy County Plains, southern Lea County, and
most of West Texas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

Thunderstorms are possible for the Davis and Glass Mountains and Big
Bend on Sunday. These storms may contain strong winds, hail, and
locally heavy rainfall.

Triple digit temperatures will continue into Sunday for most of the
area and a Heat Advisory may be needed.

.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

Local storm report, Jun 23, 7:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
746 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0743 PM     HAIL             1 E LORAINE             32.41N 100.69W
06/23/2018  E1.75 INCH       Mitchell           TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

&&

JD
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 7:54 PM CDT, 2 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
754 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018

TXZ063-070-240115-
Reagan TX-Glasscock TX-
754 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN GLASSCOCK AND
NORTHERN REAGAN COUNTIES UNTIL 815 PM CDT...

At 752 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles southeast of Garden City or 3 miles east of Saint Lawrence,
moving northeast at 15 mph.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern
Glasscock and northern Reagan Counties.

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 3160 10134 3163 10147 3173 10149 3199 10144
      3170 10126 3168 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 225DEG 49KT 3172 10135

12
Local storm report, Jun 23, 8:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
826 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0820 PM     HAIL             COLORADO CITY           32.40N 100.86W
06/23/2018  E2.50 INCH       MITCHELL           TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            EAST 2ND ST.

0818 PM     HAIL             COLORADO CITY           32.40N 100.86W
06/23/2018  E2.50 INCH       MITCHELL           TX   BROADCAST MEDIA

            EAST 2ND ST.

&&

JD
Local storm report, Jun 23, 8:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
828 PM CDT SAT JUN 23 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0816 PM     HAIL             COLORADO CITY           32.40N 100.86W
06/23/2018  E2.75 INCH       MITCHELL           TX   PUBLIC

&&

JD
Special weather statement, Jun 23, 8:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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Local storm report, Jun 23, 9:07 PM CDT, 47 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 7:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock49 min
Jun 23, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry62 min
Jun 23, 7:43 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFMitchell4 hr
Jun 23, 7:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock21 min
Jun 23, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock36 min
Jun 23, 8:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock3 hr
Jun 23, 8:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFScurry18 min
Jun 23, 8:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell37 min
Jun 24, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster35 min
Jun 24, 5:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster32 min
Jun 24, 6:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster34 min
Jun 24, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell41 min

Nearby

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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.