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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 17, 2020, 3:47 PM CDT for Borden County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 43 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
- Mar 17, 2020, 3:47 PM CDT (20:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2020, 4:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 105 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:49 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 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 132 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
- 553 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -266 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1001 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
546
WUUS54 KMAF 172047
SVRMAF
TXC033-415-172130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0013.200317T2047Z-200317T2130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
347 PM CDT Tue Mar 17 2020
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Scurry County in western Texas...
Northeastern Borden County in western Texas...
* Until 430 PM CDT.
* At 347 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast
of Gail, moving northeast at 10 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Fluvanna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3272 10133 3284 10148 3296 10136 3297 10107
3279 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2047Z 229DEG 10KT 3286 10132
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
291 follow-up statement
464
WWUS54 KMAF 172110
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
410 PM CDT Tue Mar 17 2020
TXC033-415-172130-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-200317T2130Z/
Scurry TX-Borden TX-
410 PM CDT Tue Mar 17 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SCURRY AND NORTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTIES...
At 410 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fluvanna, or 14
miles northeast of Gail, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fluvanna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3273 10131 3285 10136 3296 10131 3297 10107
3279 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 2110Z 229DEG 10KT 3290 10126
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
29The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 7:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 25 min |
| Mar 16, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 23 min | |
| Mar 16, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 27 min |
| Mar 16, 8:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 45 min |
| Mar 17, 2:51 AM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 36 hr |
| Mar 17, 2:51 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 18 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:09 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | MAF | Culberson | 18 hr |
| Mar 17, 3:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 50 min |
| Mar 17, 4:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 40 min |
| Mar 17, 4:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 51 min |
| Mar 17, 4:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 51 min |
| Mar 17, 4:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 50 min |
| Mar 17, 5:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 5:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 47 min |
| Mar 17, 5:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 2 hr |
| Mar 17, 5:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 48 min |
| Mar 17, 5:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 51 min |
| Mar 17, 6:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 42 min |
| Mar 17, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 49 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.