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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 13, 2019Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 13, 2019, 12:37 AM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Apr 13, 2019, 12:37 AM CDT (05:37 UTC)
Expired: Apr 13, 2019, 1:15 AM CDT
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:36 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 120 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -12 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3570 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 57 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 60 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

017 
WUUS54 KMAF 130537
SVRMAF
TXC371-130615-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0021.190413T0537Z-190413T0615Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1237 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 115 AM CDT.

* At 1237 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles west of
  Sheffield, moving north at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Iraan and Iraan Municipal Airport. 

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 298 and 317.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3066 10203 3066 10213 3060 10214 3062 10232
      3103 10223 3103 10221 3100 10219 3101 10218
      3099 10208 3100 10205 3098 10201 3099 10199
      3095 10193 3093 10192 3092 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0537Z 200DEG 22KT 3070 10217 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

422 
WWUS54 KMAF 130551
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1251 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

TXC371-130615-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-190413T0615Z/
Pecos TX-
1251 AM CDT Sat Apr 13 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 AM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY...

At 1250 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles west of
Sheffield, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Iraan and Iraan Municipal Airport. 

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 298 and 317.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3066 10203 3066 10213 3060 10214 3062 10232
      3103 10223 3103 10221 3100 10219 3101 10218
      3099 10208 3100 10205 3098 10201 3099 10199
      3095 10193 3093 10192 3092 10188
TIME...MOT...LOC 0550Z 207DEG 23KT 3078 10211 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 12, 11:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	45 min
Apr 13, 12:18 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	3 hr
Apr 13, 12:27 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	48 min
Apr 13, 12:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	47 min
Apr 13, 12:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		45 min
Apr 13, 12:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	49 min
Apr 13, 1:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	49 min
Apr 13, 1:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Ward	3 hr
Apr 13, 2:06 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Apr 13, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane, Ector	49 min
Apr 13, 2:43 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Mitchell	47 min
Apr 13, 2:48 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reagan	57 min
Apr 13, 3:00 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland, Upton	45 min
Apr 13, 3:28 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Reagan, Upton	2 hr
Apr 13, 3:42 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reagan	48 min
Apr 13, 3:52 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews	113 min
Apr 13, 3:59 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Reagan	3 hr
Apr 13, 5:16 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
Apr 13, 5:22 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Dawson, Gaines, Martin	3 hr
Apr 13, 6:36 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Reagan	114 min
Apr 13, 6:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews	2 hr
Apr 13, 7:39 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Howard	3 hr

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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.