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Heat Advisory 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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.
- 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
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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</html>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
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JDSpecial 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.
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LAT...LON 3160 10134 3163 10147 3173 10149 3199 10144
3170 10126 3168 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 225DEG 49KT 3172 10135
12Local 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.
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JDLocal 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
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JDSpecial weather statement, Jun 23, 8:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:11 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 49 min |
| Jun 23, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 62 min |
| Jun 23, 7:43 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 4 hr |
| Jun 23, 7:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 21 min |
| Jun 23, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 36 min |
| Jun 23, 8:21 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 8:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 18 min |
| Jun 23, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 4:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 35 min |
| Jun 24, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 32 min |
| Jun 24, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 41 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.