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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 17, 2020Borden County, Scurry County, Texas

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.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2020-03-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 553 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2020-03-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 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
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

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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
 
$$

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1 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
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 16, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster25 min
Mar 16, 7:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster27 min
Mar 16, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF23 min
Mar 16, 7:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster27 min
Mar 16, 8:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster45 min
Mar 17, 2:51 AM CDTHigh Wind WatchMAFCulberson36 hr
Mar 17, 2:51 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningMAFCulberson18 hr
Mar 17, 3:09 AM CDTWind AdvisoryMAFCulberson18 hr
Mar 17, 3:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden50 min
Mar 17, 4:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson40 min
Mar 17, 4:09 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson, Gaines51 min
Mar 17, 4:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane51 min
Mar 17, 4:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden50 min
Mar 17, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane48 min
Mar 17, 5:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton47 min
Mar 17, 5:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Scurry2 hr
Mar 17, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry48 min
Mar 17, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos51 min
Mar 17, 6:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell42 min
Mar 17, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell49 min

Nearby

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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.