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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 29, 2018, 6:11 PM CDT for Brewster County, Texas. It was in force for 49 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
- Apr 29, 2018, 6:11 PM CDT (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.5 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Brewster County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 218 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 6:55 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Marathon, TX | AT THE GAGE HOTEL IN MARATHON |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 218 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
- 24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -454 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1394 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 115 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KMAF 292311
SVRMAF
TXC043-300000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0013.180429T2311Z-180430T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
611 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2018
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Brewster County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 700 PM CDT
* At 611 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Marathon, or
27 miles east of Alpine, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Marathon.
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 this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 10340 3035 10317 3009 10280 2992 10325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 311DEG 10KT 3022 10323
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
291 follow-up statement
518
WWUS54 KMAF 292337
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
637 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2018
TXC043-300000-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-180430T0000Z/
Brewster TX-
637 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2018
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY...
At 637 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Marathon, or 25
miles east of Alpine, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Marathon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3028 10340 3035 10317 3009 10280 2992 10325
TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 304DEG 10KT 3022 10325
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
29The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 8:19 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | 18 hr | |
| Apr 29, 2:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 2:43 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | 29 hr | |
| Apr 29, 2:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 25 min | |
| Apr 29, 3:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 32 min | |
| Apr 29, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 41 min |
| Apr 29, 5:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 43 min | |
| Apr 29, 5:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 43 min |
| Apr 29, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 5:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 42 min |
| Apr 29, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 51 min |
| Apr 29, 6:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 3 hr |
| Apr 29, 6:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 48 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.