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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 20, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 6, 20195 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 6, 2019, 2:11 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 64 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
Apr 6, 2019, 2:11 AM CDT (07:11 UTC)
Expired
Apr 6, 2019, 3:15 AM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Terrell County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2019-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 593 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 2019-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
593 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-33 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 Apr 6, 12:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 12:10 AM CDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 5, 2:51 PM CDT, 11 hours 20 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
251 PM CDT Fri Apr 5 2019

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-062000-
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-
251 PM CDT Fri Apr 5 2019 /151 PM MDT Fri Apr 5 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and tonight, especially
across the Permian Basin of west Texas. Some of the storms will be
strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds possible. Locally
heavy rainfall with localized flooding will be possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed by late this afternoon.

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, Apr 6, 12:00 AM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 1:11 AM CDT, 1 hour before
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Special weather statement, Apr 6, 1:15 AM CDT, 56 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden50 min
Apr 5, 7:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson49 min
Apr 5, 8:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson51 min
Apr 5, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews61 min
Apr 5, 9:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector66 min
Apr 5, 9:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines42 min
Apr 5, 10:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Martin22 min
Apr 5, 11:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin39 min
Apr 5, 11:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson33 min
Apr 6, 12:00 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin45 min
Apr 6, 12:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews42 min
Apr 6, 1:11 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane34 min
Apr 6, 1:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos30 min
Apr 6, 1:42 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland33 min
Apr 6, 1:50 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane, Pecos25 min
Apr 6, 1:56 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton2 hr
Apr 6, 2:18 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson42 min
Apr 6, 2:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Midland27 min
Apr 6, 2:37 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFUpton113 min
Apr 6, 3:05 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Dawson, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland115 min
Apr 6, 3:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell40 min
Apr 6, 3:25 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos, Terrell2 hr
Apr 6, 3:27 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock, Reagan2 hr
Apr 6, 3:31 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock29 min
Apr 6, 4:12 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry2 hr
Apr 6, 4:49 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Scurry56 min

Nearby

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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.