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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 225, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 30, 2019Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2019, 2:16 PM CDT for Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 59 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 30, 2019, 2:16 PM CDT (19:16 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2019, 3:15 PM CDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX

The radar

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NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 30, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 12:45 PM CDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 11:45 AM CDT, 2 hours 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 10:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 11:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 14 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 11:28 AM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 11:59 AM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 30, 1:11 PM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
111 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

TXZ075-082-301900-
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
111 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTH
CENTRAL TERRELL COUNTIES UNTIL 200 PM CDT...

At 110 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 20
miles southwest of Sheffield, moving northeast at 25 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

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

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 302 and 327.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3039 10202 3049 10237 3096 10218 3091 10188
      3089 10189 3087 10186 3083 10185 3080 10183
      3076 10184 3074 10181 3070 10181 3067 10177
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 204DEG 21KT 3057 10213

87

Special weather statement, May 30, 2:01 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
201 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

TXZ075-278-279-301945-
Pecos TX-Central Brewster County TX-Davis Mountains Foothills TX-
201 PM CDT Thu May 30 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTH CENTRAL
BREWSTER COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

At 200 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 23
miles south of Fort Stockton, 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...
Sierra Madera.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 273 and 284.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3027 10290 3040 10323 3099 10255 3061 10233
TIME...MOT...LOC 1900Z 225DEG 29KT 3057 10277

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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
May 30, 9:08 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	37 min
May 30, 9:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Ward	60 min
May 30, 9:18 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	42 min
May 30, 10:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	43 min
May 30, 10:07 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	38 min
May 30, 10:35 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	40 min
May 30, 10:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Upton	53 min
May 30, 11:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	43 min
May 30, 11:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	47 min
May 30, 11:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	46 min
May 30, 12:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reagan, Upton	38 min
May 30, 12:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reagan, Upton	24 min
May 30, 1:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	49 min
May 30, 2:01 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	44 min
May 30, 2:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	39 min
May 30, 2:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	48 min
May 30, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	39 min
May 30, 2:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves	32 min
May 30, 3:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	61 min
May 30, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	40 min
May 30, 4:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Jeff Davis, Presidio	71 min
May 30, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	44 min
May 30, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio	59 min
May 30, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	58 min
May 30, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	42 min
May 30, 6:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	47 min
May 30, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	41 min
May 30, 6:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	36 min
May 30, 6:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	35 min
May 30, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	19 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.