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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 8, 2019, 3:28 AM CDT for Reagan County, Texas. It was in force for 35 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2019, 3:28 AM CDT (08:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 8, 2019, 4:03 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Reagan County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:32 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 1360 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -144 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1200 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 3.3
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 May 7, 11:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 7, 11:50 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 7, 10:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 226 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019 TXZ047-048-052-053-080800- Mitchell TX-Scurry TX-Howard TX-Borden TX- 226 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL... SOUTHWESTERN SCURRY...SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES UNTIL 300 AM CDT... At 225 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles northeast of Luther, or 14 miles south of Gail, moving northeast at 20 mph. Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... J B Thomas Reservoir, Vincent, Cuthbert and Knapp. LAT...LON 3246 10147 3260 10151 3287 10114 3248 10103 TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 240DEG 49KT 3257 10138
Special weather statement, May 8, 2:47 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
247 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019
TXZ048-080815-
Scurry TX-
247 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN SCURRY COUNTY UNTIL 315
AM CDT...
At 246 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles east of Fluvanna, or 12 miles north of Snyder, moving northeast
at 30 mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Snyder and Randalls Corner.
LAT...LON 3267 10108 3297 10117 3297 10072 3294 10065
3289 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0746Z 240DEG 49KT 3288 10099Special weather statement, May 8, 3:19 AM CDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 319 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019 TXZ070-080900- Reagan TX- 319 AM CDT Wed May 8 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN REAGAN COUNTY UNTIL 400 AM CDT... At 318 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Big Lake, moving northeast at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Big Lake. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3108 10151 3112 10155 3138 10127 3108 10127 TIME...MOT...LOC 0818Z 229DEG 20KT 3112 10142 84
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 7:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 49 min |
| May 7, 7:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 59 min |
| May 7, 7:52 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos | 3 hr |
| May 7, 7:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 19 min |
| May 7, 8:10 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 50 min |
| May 7, 8:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 64 min |
| May 7, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 33 min |
| May 8, 2:26 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 34 min |
| May 8, 2:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 28 min |
| May 8, 2:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 67 min |
| May 8, 3:19 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 41 min |
| May 8, 4:01 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 59 min |
| May 8, 4:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 8, 4:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 8, 4:40 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Scurry | 38 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.