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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 112, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 3, 2018Ector County, Midland County, Upton County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2018, 8:44 PM CDT for Ector County, Midland County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 61 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 3, 2018, 8:44 PM CDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired: Jun 3, 2018, 9:45 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Ector County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 41 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1646 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -85 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2105 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 131 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 4.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

835 
WUUS54 KMAF 040144
SVRMAF
TXC135-329-461-040245-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0112.180604T0144Z-180604T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
844 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Ector County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Midland County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 945 PM CDT.

* At 843 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northeast
  of Crane, moving north at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southeastern Ector...southwestern Midland and northwestern Upton
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Midland.

&&

LAT...LON 3144 10208 3144 10224 3181 10233 3181 10194
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 178DEG 20KT 3151 10217 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

769 
WWUS54 KMAF 040216
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
916 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

TXC135-040225-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0112.000000T0000Z-180604T0245Z/
Ector TX-
916 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ECTOR COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area.  Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3161 10210 3158 10219 3168 10229 3169 10229
      3171 10207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 167DEG 19KT 3167 10213 

$$

TXC329-461-040245-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0112.000000T0000Z-180604T0245Z/
Midland TX-Upton TX-
916 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MIDLAND AND NORTH CENTRAL UPTON COUNTIES...

At 915 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles south of
Midland International Air and Space Port, or 19 miles southeast of
Odessa, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Midland and north central Upton Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Midland.

&&

LAT...LON 3161 10210 3158 10219 3168 10229 3169 10229
      3171 10207
TIME...MOT...LOC 0215Z 167DEG 19KT 3167 10213 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 3, 6:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:38 PM CDT, 2 hours 6 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
638 PM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018

.DISCUSSION...
See aviation discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...
Storms continue to move farther e and leading edge is about 100NM
sw of CNM. We still think there is a good chance for those storms
to make it to the wrn TAF sites this evening possibly around 02Z-
03Z. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect for the w and
severe storms could impact the wrn terminals. We have also
included TEMPO TSRA at MAF around starting 04Z. Otherwise updates
to TAF will occur as storms approach.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 247 PM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018/

DISCUSSION...
It has been pleasant today with mostly sunny skies and highs in
most areas only reaching the 80s and 90s. Couple that with some
rain tonight and it could be a really good 24 hours. Unfortunately
along with the rain we may be dealing with large hail and strong,
gusty winds as several models (including the HRRR/NAM/GFS) are
showing an MCS developing in our western CWA and moving east
across the Permian Basin. The biggest severe threat will be strong
winds, though large hail will also be possible, especially early
on before the discreet cells merge into one linear complex. Also
cannot rule out heavy rain causing isolated urban flash flooding
where drainage is poor, but the fast moving system will limit
rainfall totals so will not hit on this threat too much at this
time.

Enjoy today because the heat quickly returns tomorrow and even
more so Tue-Thu when heat advisory criteria may be met with highs
exceeding 105. The upper high pressure system causing this heat
breaks down slightly Friday and shifts its position off of West
Texas, providing some relief to the heat.

Hennig

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring                     67 100  73 105 /  60  10  10   0
Carlsbad                       63 101  68 105 /  70  10  10   0
Dryden                         71 103  74 105 /  30   0   0  10
Fort Stockton                  68 102  74 104 /  40  10   0  10
Guadalupe Pass                 61  95  70  97 /  60  10  10   0
Hobbs                          61  97  67 103 /  80  10  10   0
Marfa                          59  96  63  98 /  40   0  10  10
Midland Intl Airport           67 100  74 105 /  60  10  10   0
Odessa                         68 100  74 105 /  60  10  10   0
Wink                           68 103  72 107 /  60   0  10   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...None.
TX...None.
&&

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:09 PM CDT, 6 hours 35 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
209 PM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-057>063-067>070-074-075-
079>082-258-041915-
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-
209 PM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018 /109 PM MDT Sun Jun 3 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect for southeast New Mexico
and south through Davis and Presidio counties through this evening.
Thunderstorm chances will increase later today across western areas
then shift east, moving through west Texas overnight. Some storms may
be severe, producing large hail and damaging winds. Otherwise, storms
will be accompanied by frequent lightning, small hail, gusty winds,
and heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday

Widespread triple-digit heat returns Tuesday, and continues beyond
Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

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 3, 6:39 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
639 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

TXZ079-080-040030-
Presidio Valley TX-Marfa Plateau TX-
639 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PRESIDIO COUNTY UNTIL 730
PM CDT...

At 639 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Chinati Mountains, or 20 miles north of Presidio, moving north at 15
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Chinati Mountains, Adobes, Shafter, Ruidosa and Presidio Lely
International Airport.

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.

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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Texas.

LAT...LON 3008 10469 3013 10470 3014 10468 2997 10406
      2959 10418 2965 10452 2967 10454 2969 10453
      2975 10457 2977 10457 2983 10462 2983 10461
      2989 10466 2990 10466 2992 10468 2995 10467
      3005 10471
TIME...MOT...LOC 2339Z 165DEG 16KT 2984 10447

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 6:52 PM CDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
652 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

0651 PM     HAIL             10 WSW VALENTINE        30.53N 104.65W
06/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       Presidio           TX   CO-OP OBSERVER

&&

CMR

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 7:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
620 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2018

NMZ028-040045-
Eddy County Plains NM-
620 PM MDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTY UNTIL
645 PM MDT...

At 620 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Loving, or 15 miles southeast of Carlsbad, moving northeast at 10
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Loving and Malaga.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for
southeastern New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3210 10406 3221 10419 3255 10400 3248 10382
      3231 10374
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 223DEG 11KT 3228 10402

10

Local storm report, Jun 3, 7:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
750 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

0726 PM     HAIL             IRAAN                   30.91N 101.90W
06/03/2018  E1.00 INCH       PECOS              TX   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            PEA SIZE TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL. HEAVY RAIN NOW

&&

CMR

Special weather statement, Jun 3, 7:50 PM CDT, 54 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
750 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

TXZ057-058-074-079-080-040130-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor TX-
Reeves County and Upper Trans Pecos TX-Presidio Valley TX-
Marfa Plateau TX-Davis/Apache Mountains Area TX-
750 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN JEFF DAVIS...
NORTHWESTERN PRESIDIO AND SOUTHWESTERN CULBERSON COUNTIES UNTIL 830
PM CDT...

At 749 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 22 miles north of Allamoore to 6 miles east of
Frenchman Canyon to 12 miles southwest of Bosque Bonita. Movement was
northeast at 35 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Van Horn, Valentine, Plateau, Culberson County Airport and Lobo.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 136 and 173.

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 these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
southwestern Texas.

LAT...LON 3067 10492 3070 10491 3146 10491 3156 10435
      3121 10427 3060 10430 3058 10491 3061 10492
      3061 10497 3063 10498
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 229DEG 43KT 3141 10501 3093 10504 3058 10522

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Local storm report, Jun 3, 8:32 PM CDT, 12 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
832 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

0807 PM     TSTM WND GST     4 S PINE SPRINGS        31.83N 104.81W
06/03/2018  M65 MPH          Culberson          TX   ASOS

&&

CMR

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 3, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Jeff Davis, Presidio	47 min
Jun 3, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	50 min
Jun 3, 7:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	40 min
Jun 3, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	50 min
Jun 3, 9:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	26 min
Jun 3, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Winkler	64 min
Jun 3, 9:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	62 min
Jun 3, 9:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	45 min
Jun 3, 9:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	67 min
Jun 3, 9:45 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Midland	3 hr
Jun 3, 9:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio	39 min
Jun 3, 9:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	47 min
Jun 3, 9:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Gaines, Winkler	46 min
Jun 3, 10:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio	48 min
Jun 3, 10:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	46 min
Jun 3, 10:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Gaines, Winkler	50 min
Jun 3, 10:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	46 min
Jun 3, 10:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin	44 min
Jun 3, 11:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	43 min
Jun 3, 11:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	39 min
Jun 3, 11:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	47 min
Jun 3, 11:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	43 min
Jun 3, 11:51 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	3 hr
Jun 3, 11:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
Jun 3, 11:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Martin	48 min
Jun 3, 11:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	46 min
Jun 4, 12:10 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton	50 min
Jun 4, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	48 min
Jun 4, 12:38 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	52 min
Jun 4, 1:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reagan, Upton	62 min
Jun 4, 1:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MAF	Brewster	48 hr
Jun 4, 1:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MAF	Brewster	30 hr
Jun 4, 1:50 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MAF	Brewster	69 hr

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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.