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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 138, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 8, 2019Reagan County, Texas

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

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-05-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1360 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-05-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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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 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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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 7, 10:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 8, 2:26 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before
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 10099
Special 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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 7, 7:26 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos49 min
May 7, 7:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos59 min
May 7, 7:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos3 hr
May 7, 7:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton19 min
May 7, 8:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton50 min
May 7, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan, Upton64 min
May 7, 9:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan33 min
May 8, 2:26 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden34 min
May 8, 2:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry28 min
May 8, 2:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Scurry67 min
May 8, 3:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan41 min
May 8, 4:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry59 min
May 8, 4:02 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFScurry3 hr
May 8, 4:15 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFScurry3 hr
May 8, 4:40 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFScurry38 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.