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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2019, 2:03 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 57 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 25, 2019, 2:03 PM CDT (19:03 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2019, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:04 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.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 115 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
- 1913 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 749 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 144 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.1
- Supercell composite
- 5.8
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 25, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 25, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 25, 5:34 AM CDT, 8 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 534 AM CDT Sat May 25 2019 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-261045- 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- 534 AM CDT Sat May 25 2019 /434 AM MDT Sat May 25 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and evening across the Permian Basin, lower Trans Pecos, and portions of southeast New Mexico. Any storm that develops will be capable of producing large hail, damaging winds, and potentially an isolated tornado. Heavy rainfall is also possible which could result in localized flash flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Severe thunderstorms are possible again Sunday and Monday along and east of the dryline. Large hail and damaging winds will be the main concern. Additionally, strong winds are expected across the higher elevations of the Guadalupe Mountains Sunday afternoon and evening. .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 25, 12:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1106 AM MDT Sat May 25 2019
NMZ029-251745-
Northern Lea County NM-
1106 AM MDT Sat May 25 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY UNTIL 1145 AM
MDT...
At 1104 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm
near Tatum, moving northeast at 55 mph. Another strong thunderstorm
was located 10 miles south of Caprock, also moving northeast at 55
mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storm.
Locations impacted include...
Tatum, McDonald, Crossroads, Gladiola and Tatum Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3352 10305 3309 10307 3303 10325 3313 10369
3357 10342 3357 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 222DEG 46KT 3324 10323
70Special weather statement, May 25, 1:20 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
120 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019
TXZ075-274-251900-
Pecos TX-Reeves County Plains TX-
120 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN
REEVES AND SOUTHWESTERN WARD COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT...
At 120 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19
miles east of Saragosa, or 27 miles south of Pecos, moving northeast
at 35 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Coyanosa and B F Goodrich Testing Track.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 230 and 234.
LAT...LON 3138 10322 3132 10293 3117 10292 3091 10334
3104 10347
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 230DEG 36KT 3103 10334
87The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 7:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 65 min |
| May 24, 8:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 94 min |
| May 24, 9:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 59 min |
| May 25, 4:46 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 24 hr |
| May 25, 12:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 39 min |
| May 25, 1:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 40 min |
| May 25, 1:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Ward | 60 min |
| May 25, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Pecos, Reeves, Upton, Ward | 61 min |
| May 25, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines, Loving, Winkler | 54 min |
| May 25, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 52 min |
| May 25, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Gaines | 63 min |
| May 25, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland, Pecos, Upton, Ward | 61 min |
| May 25, 3:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 57 min |
| May 25, 4:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Crane, Upton | 30 min |
| May 25, 4:39 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton, Ward | 2 hr |
| May 25, 4:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 59 min |
| May 25, 5:08 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 52 min |
| May 25, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 66 min |
| May 25, 5:40 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton, Ward | 3 hr |
| May 25, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 28 min |
| May 25, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 54 min |
| May 25, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 44 min |
| May 25, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 61 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.