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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 127, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 3, 2018Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2018, 11:47 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 3, 2018, 11:47 PM CDT (04:47 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2018, 12:30 AM CDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:49 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 3, 11:47 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 66	2 Nw Fort Stockton, TX	MEASURED AT FORT STOCKTON-PECOS COUNTY AIRPORT

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 0 minutes after it went out.

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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 3, 9:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 137 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.

853 
WUUS54 KMAF 040447
SVRMAF
TXC371-040530-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0127.180604T0447Z-180604T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1147 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 1230 AM CDT.

* At 1147 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 20 miles south of Grandfalls to 9 miles south of
  Fort Stockton to 30 miles northeast of Marathon, moving east at 25
  mph.

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

  SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Stockton, Firestone Test Track, Fort Stockton-Pecos County
  Airport and Sierra Madera.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 234 and 289.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10324 3111 10241 3109 10239 3077 10241
      3053 10258 3064 10340 3065 10342
TIME...MOT...LOC 0447Z 262DEG 23KT 3106 10275 3075 10289 3059 10299 

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

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1 follow-up statement

925 
WWUS54 KMAF 040511
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1211 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2018

TXC371-040530-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0127.000000T0000Z-180604T0530Z/
Pecos TX-
1211 AM CDT MON JUN 4 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY...

At 1211 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 22 miles west of McCamey to 12 miles southeast of Fort
Stockton, moving east at 25 mph.

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

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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

Locations impacted include...
Fort Stockton, Firestone Test Track, Fort Stockton-Pecos County
Airport and Sierra Madera.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 241 and 289.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3105 10320 3111 10241 3109 10239 3077 10241
      3053 10258 3062 10322 3084 10318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0511Z 262DEG 23KT 3108 10260 3077 10274 3061 10284 

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, 11:45 PM CDT, 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 11:45 PM CDT, 2 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1145 PM CDT Sun Jun 3 2018

.DISCUSSION...

See 06Z Aviation Discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...

Area radars show a line of convection running roughly N-S along
the Texas/NM border...moving ENE. By issuance time, this activity
should have cleared KCNM, KPEQ, and KHOB. Convection will be
possible other terminals over the next few hrs, w/strong
outflows/hvy rain. Otherwise, a westerly component to the sfc flow
picks up tomorrow. A widespread cu field will be possible Mon
afternoon, w/bases 4.5-5 kft AGL.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 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                     92  67 100  73 /  10  60  10  10
Carlsbad                       93  63 101  68 /  30  70  10  10
Dryden                        103  71 103  74 /  20  30   0   0
Fort Stockton                  95  68 102  74 /  30  40  10   0
Guadalupe Pass                 83  58  95  70 /  40  60  10  10
Hobbs                          90  61  97  67 /  20  80  10  10
Marfa                          93  59  96  63 /  30  40   0  10
Midland Intl Airport           94  67 100  74 /  20  60  10  10
Odessa                         93  68 100  74 /  20  60  10  10
Wink                           97  68 103  72 /  30  60   0  10

&&

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

44/84/44

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 2:09 PM CDT, 9 hours 38 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

Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:21 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1121 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

0930 PM     HAIL             7 SW MIDLAND            31.93N 102.16W
06/03/2018  E1.75 INCH       Midland            TX   PUBLIC

            S CR 1226 AND E CR 140. RVS AND VEHICLES SUSTAINED
            SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, BROKEN TAILLIGHTS AND WINDSHIELDS.

&&

CMR

Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:34 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1134 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

0930 PM     HAIL             6 SW MIDLAND            31.94N 102.15W
06/03/2018  E2.50 INCH       Midland            TX   PUBLIC

            BROKEN HOUSE WINDOWS REPORTED

&&

CMR

Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:37 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1137 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

1125 PM     TSTM WND GST     1 SW SEAGRAVES          32.93N 102.58W
06/03/2018  M67 MPH          Gaines             TX   MESONET

            WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT

&&

JULIE.PHILLIPSON

Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:39 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1139 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

1115 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NNE SEMINOLE          32.74N 102.64W
06/03/2018  M61 MPH          Gaines             TX   MESONET

            WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT

&&

JULIE.PHILLIPSON

Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:40 PM CDT, 7 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1140 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

1111 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 N COYANOSA            31.27N 103.07W
06/03/2018  M57 MPH          Pecos              TX   MESONET

            WEST TEXAS MESONET REPORT

&&

JULIE.PHILLIPSON

Local storm report, Jun 3, 11:47 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1147 PM CDT SUN JUN 3 2018

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

1145 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 NW FORT STOCKTON      30.91N 102.91W
06/03/2018  M60 MPH          Pecos              TX   ASOS

            MEASURED AT FORT STOCKTON-PECOS COUNTY AIRPORT

&&

JULIE.PHILLIPSON

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, 8:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland, Upton	61 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, 11:51 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.