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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 31, 2019Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2019, 8:28 PM CDT for Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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 31, 2019, 8:28 PM CDT (01:28 UTC)
Expired
May 31, 2019, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brewster County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 192 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 2019-06-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1218 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 2019-06-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 61 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1218 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1267 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
61 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.6
Supercell composite
8.7

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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 May 31, 6:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 6:17 PM CDT, 2 hours 11 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 2:34 AM CDT, 17 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
234 AM CDT Fri May 31 2019

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-010745-
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-
234 AM CDT Fri May 31 2019 /134 AM MDT Fri May 31 2019/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms will be possible today and tonight. Any storms that do
develop will be accompanied by frequent lightning, small hail, gusty
winds, and locally heavy rainfall. There is a slight risk of severe
storms, capable of producing large hail, damaging winds, and an
isolated tornado.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

There is a marginal risk of severe storms Saturday and Sunday,
capable of producing large hail and damaging winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible.

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

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 6:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 31, 7:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
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Local storm report, May 31, 7:37 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 31, 7:45 PM CDT, 43 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 31, 7:51 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 31, 7:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis30 min
May 31, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Pecos63 min
May 31, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis57 min
May 31, 7:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Reeves64 min
May 31, 7:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster30 min
May 31, 7:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster3 hr
May 31, 7:51 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis24 min
May 31, 8:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis13 min
May 31, 8:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson43 min
May 31, 8:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis25 min
May 31, 8:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves14 min
May 31, 8:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReeves64 min
May 31, 9:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis12 min
May 31, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio63 min
May 31, 9:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson26 min
May 31, 9:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving, Reeves, Ward53 min
May 31, 9:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWinkler29 min
May 31, 9:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson28 min
May 31, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews40 min
May 31, 10:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio62 min
May 31, 10:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell27 min
May 31, 11:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster50 min
Jun 1, 12:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster43 min
Jun 1, 3:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF44 min
Jun 1, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves25 min
Jun 1, 4:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson42 min
Jun 1, 4:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves45 min
Jun 1, 4:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Reeves, Ward54 min
Jun 1, 5:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis31 min
Jun 1, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving25 min
Jun 1, 5:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Reeves, Ward77 min
Jun 1, 5:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio45 min
Jun 1, 5:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving, Reeves58 min
Jun 1, 5:56 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos, Reeves34 min
Jun 1, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving67 min
Jun 1, 6:28 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFPecos47 min
Jun 1, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF26 min
Jun 1, 6:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio46 min
May 31, 11:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy48 min
Jun 1, 3:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy34 min
Jun 1, 4:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy26 min
Jun 1, 4:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy56 min
Jun 1, 5:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy25 min
Jun 1, 5:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy76 min
Jun 1, 6:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy27 min
Jun 1, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea25 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.