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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 195, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2019, 5:45 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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 24, 2019, 5:45 PM CDT (22:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2019, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 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), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 2285 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 805 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 6.8
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 24, 2:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 2:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 231 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 .DISCUSSION... ...Tornado Watch #232 in effect until 9 pm CDT for Borden, Scurry, Dawson, and Gaines counties of the northern Permian Basin of west Texas... Deep and persistent southwesterly flow aloft with a mean upper trough along the west coast and persistent upper jet across the southwestern half of the nation is expected through the weekend. The large fetch will allow periodic disturbances to eject and track toward the region and sharpen the dryline near the west Texas/eastern New Mexico border each day. Plenty of lift, instability and shear will interact with the aforementioned disturbances and should spark daily thunderstorms along the dryline, some of which will be severe. With the flow aloft parallel to the dryline training storms look likely as well with localized flash flooding possible. Will mention in the zones and hazardous weather outlook. Temperatures are expected to continue to be near normal in this regime. By Monday/Monday night the upper trough/low is forecast to move east toward the Rockies. Have included a slight chance of thunderstorms late Monday across portions of the Permian Basin along the dryline as the upper system ejects. By late Tuesday the cold front associated with this system will move through the region. Thunderstorms will be possible along the front Tuesday night in the eastern Permian Basin and lower Trans Pecos in best instability and low level convergence. More thunderstorms look possible next Wednesday through Friday as southwesterly flow aloft with disturbances impinge on a cold front. Temperatures will cool to slightly below normal by next Wednesday through Friday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 70 88 69 85 / 40 30 20 30 Carlsbad 67 95 69 93 / 10 10 20 10 Dryden 73 91 72 89 / 20 20 20 20 Fort Stockton 70 93 70 90 / 30 30 20 20 Guadalupe Pass 63 89 65 89 / 10 0 10 0 Hobbs 66 89 65 85 / 20 20 30 40 Marfa 61 92 63 90 / 20 10 20 20 Midland Intl Airport 70 89 69 86 / 40 30 20 40 Odessa 69 89 69 86 / 40 30 20 40 Wink 70 94 69 90 / 30 20 20 30 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...None. TX...None. && 72/12
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 2:06 PM CDT, 3 hours 39 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 206 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-251915- 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-Loving-Winkler- Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell- Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains- Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County- Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains- Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin- Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County- 206 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 /106 PM MDT Fri May 24 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and tonight across the Permian Basin... Trans Pecos... and portions of Southeast New Mexico. Some of these storms could produce large hail... damaging wind... and a few tornadoes. Locally heavy rain will also be possible which could result in flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Severe thunderstorms are possible again Saturday and Sunday. Large hail and damaging wind will be the main concern. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening primarily along and east of a Hobbs to Fort Stockton line. 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... https://weather.gov/midland
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 24, 4:31 PM CDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
431 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
TXZ075-082-282-242215-
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-Lower Brewster County TX-
431 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN PECOS...EAST CENTRAL
BREWSTER AND SOUTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM CDT...
At 431 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles south of Sanderson, moving north at 35 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Sanderson, Dryden and Terrell County Airport.
LAT...LON 2977 10257 2975 10260 3023 10259 3027 10193
2980 10195 2982 10198 2979 10199 2980 10204
2979 10204 2978 10207 2980 10214 2985 10219
2984 10222 2988 10232 2985 10237 2976 10239
2979 10249 2978 10251 2977 10251 2975 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2131Z 198DEG 28KT 2991 10243Local storm report, May 24, 4:47 PM CDT, 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
447 PM CDT FRI MAY 24 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM HAIL 2 W BAKERSFIELD 30.89N 102.33W
05/24/2019 U1.00 INCH Pecos TX PUBLIC
VIDEO SEEN ON SNAPCHAT OF CRACKED WINDSHIELD DUE TO HAIL.
EXACT SIZE OF LARGEST HAIL UNKNOWN.
&&
FERGUSONSpecial weather statement, May 24, 4:48 PM CDT, 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 448 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 TXZ075-242230- Pecos TX- 448 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY UNTIL 530 PM CDT... At 448 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles southeast of Fort Stockton, moving northeast at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Sierra Madera. LAT...LON 3050 10291 3067 10301 3089 10278 3063 10267 TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 243DEG 15KT 3071 10275 72
Special weather statement, May 24, 5:18 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 31 min |
| May 23, 10:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Cochran | 15 min |
| May 24, 4:09 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 51 min |
| May 24, 1:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 42 min |
| May 24, 1:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 62 min |
| May 24, 2:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 64 min |
| May 24, 2:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 37 min |
| May 24, 3:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 40 min |
| May 24, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 64 min |
| May 24, 3:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 63 min |
| May 24, 4:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 36 min |
| May 24, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 44 min |
| May 24, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 67 min |
| May 24, 4:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 36 min |
| May 24, 4:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 42 min |
| May 24, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Pecos | 3 hr |
| May 24, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 39 min |
| May 24, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 41 min |
| May 24, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 27 min |
| May 24, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 64 min |
| May 24, 6:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 13 min |
| May 24, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 61 min |
| May 23, 10:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 57 min |
| May 23, 11:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 43 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.