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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 4, 2019, 3:16 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 29 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
- May 4, 2019, 3:16 PM CDT (20:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 4, 2019, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Pecos County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 179 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -444 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1164 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at May 4, 2:34 PM CDT, 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 4, 2:34 PM CDT, 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 234 PM CDT Sat May 4 2019 .DISCUSSION... Today appears much like yesterday except the moist air has pushed up into the higher elevations west of the Pecos River as shown by convection developing on recent satellite images. MLCAPE is down slightly from yesterday but still ample for severe storms when combined with SFC-6km shear > 40kts. Large hail and strong winds will be the primary concerns. Tomorrow will yield another day with the threat of severe storms as the dryline moves into the western Permian Basin, though a stronger cap may allow for less coverage. Monday and Tuesday will continue the chance for afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms before a cold front arrives on Thursday. A very amplified upper ridge over the eastern Pacific will dislodge a decently cool air mass and bring temps down below normal Thursday and especially Friday when temperatures will struggle to reach 70 degrees. Isentropic lift behind the front will produce clouds and perhaps widespread light rain, though due to uncertainty will not go too high with PoPs at this time. Even if rain is widespread it would be likely be light and also not worthy of high PoPs. Hennig && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 61 85 63 84 / 30 20 30 20 Carlsbad 61 91 61 92 / 10 10 10 10 Dryden 65 88 65 84 / 30 20 40 40 Fort Stockton 64 89 64 89 / 20 40 30 30 Guadalupe Pass 58 86 58 86 / 10 10 10 10 Hobbs 58 88 60 88 / 30 20 10 20 Marfa 59 86 59 86 / 10 30 30 20 Midland Intl Airport 63 87 62 87 / 20 20 20 20 Odessa 62 87 63 87 / 20 20 20 20 Wink 63 91 63 92 / 20 30 20 20 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...None. TX...None. && 99/10
Hazardous weather outlook, May 4, 2:41 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 241 PM CDT Sat May 4 2019 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-051945- 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- 241 PM CDT Sat May 4 2019 /141 PM MDT Sat May 4 2019/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible today across parts of the area. Large hail and strong winds are possible with these storms along with an isolated tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Strong to severe storms are possible both on Sunday and Monday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is possible this afternoon. 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 4, 3:16 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 316 PM CDT Sat May 4 2019 TXZ075-042045- Pecos TX- 316 PM CDT Sat May 4 2019 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WEST CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM CDT... At 315 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 23 miles north of Marathon, or 28 miles southwest of Fort Stockton, moving east at 25 mph. Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Sierra Madera. LAT...LON 3041 10307 3061 10334 3070 10285 3037 10279 TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 262DEG 31KT 3053 10312 10
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 7:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 32 min |
| May 3, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 44 min |
| May 3, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 36 min |
| May 3, 9:00 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| May 4, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 32 min |
| May 4, 4:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 27 min | |
| May 4, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 25 min |
| May 4, 4:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 67 min |
| May 4, 4:31 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 29 min |
| May 4, 5:18 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ward | 27 min |
| May 4, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 76 min |
| May 4, 5:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 32 min |
| May 4, 5:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 14 min |
| May 4, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 31 min |
| May 4, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 64 min |
| May 4, 6:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 42 min |
| May 4, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 26 min |
| May 4, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 31 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.