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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 238, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 31, 2019Brewster County, Jeff Davis County, Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2019, 4:27 PM CDT for Brewster County, Jeff Davis County, Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 31, 2019, 4:27 PM CDT (21:27 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2019, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brewster County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 201 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 31, 5:18 PM CDTHAIL 0.889 Sw Hovey, TX

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 31, 3:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 201 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 12:00Z on 2019-05-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 497 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 12:00Z on 2019-05-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 133 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
497 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-110 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
816 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
133 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
227 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
4.7

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The text

As transmitted.

424 
WUUS54 KMAF 312127
SVRMAF
TXC043-243-371-312230-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0238.190531T2127Z-190531T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
427 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  Northwestern Brewster County in southwestern Texas...
  Southeastern Jeff Davis County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 427 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
  of Camp Mitre Peak, or 9 miles east of Fort Davis, moving east at
  15 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  west central Pecos, northwestern Brewster and southeastern Jeff
  Davis Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3048 10377 3065 10382 3089 10331 3041 10322
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 254DEG 13KT 3058 10374 

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

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1 follow-up statement
828 
WWUS54 KMAF 312150
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
450 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019

TXC043-243-371-312230-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0238.000000T0000Z-190531T2230Z/
Pecos TX-Brewster TX-Jeff Davis TX-
450 PM CDT Fri May 31 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL PECOS...NORTHWESTERN BREWSTER AND SOUTHEASTERN JEFF
DAVIS COUNTIES...

At 450 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northeast
of Camp Mitre Peak, or 14 miles north of Alpine, moving east at 15
mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west
central Pecos, northwestern Brewster and southeastern Jeff Davis
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3048 10377 3065 10382 3089 10331 3041 10322
TIME...MOT...LOC 2150Z 268DEG 15KT 3057 10362 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 7:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster55 min
May 30, 7:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio31 min
May 30, 7:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster48 min
May 30, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster43 min
May 30, 8:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster38 min
May 31, 1:57 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Dawson, Scurry2 hr
May 31, 2:41 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Scurry2 hr
May 31, 3:06 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry39 min
May 31, 5:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock30 min
May 31, 4:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis29 min
May 31, 4:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF36 min
May 31, 4:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio47 min
May 31, 4:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos24 min
May 31, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos45 min
May 31, 4:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio24 min
May 31, 5:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos60 min
May 31, 5:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio59 min
May 31, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis26 min
May 31, 5:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos62 min
May 31, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio65 min
May 31, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis28 min
May 31, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell58 min
May 31, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis26 min
May 31, 6:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF23 min
May 31, 6:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster50 min
May 31, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos59 min
May 31, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF13 min
May 31, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF41 min
May 31, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis49 min
May 31, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.