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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 135, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 4, 2020Howard County, Mitchell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2020, 11:58 PM CDT for Howard County, Mitchell 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: Jun 4, 2020, 11:58 PM CDT (04:58 UTC)
Expired: Jun 5, 2020, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX

The radar

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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 Jun 4, 11:58 PM CDT, 0 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 11:58 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 8:22 PM CDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
822 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-060130-
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-
822 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020 /722 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2020/

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Isolated thunderstorms are possible into the evening across
southeast New Mexico and the northern Permian Basin. A couple of
storms could become strong to severe with gusty winds and large hail
being the main concern.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

A Heat Advisory is in effect Friday afternoon and early evening
for the Guadalupe and Davis Mountains.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the
NWS while following all local, state and CDC guidelines.

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, Jun 4, 6:25 PM CDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
525 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2020

NMZ028-050015-
Eddy County Plains NM-
525 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL EDDY COUNTY UNTIL
615 PM MDT...

At 524 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, or 20 miles southwest of Carlsbad,
moving southeast at 25 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Whites City and Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3230 10449 3210 10420 3201 10442 3214 10453
      3215 10455 3216 10454 3216 10455 3217 10454
      3218 10454 3217 10456 3218 10457
TIME...MOT...LOC 2324Z 333DEG 20KT 3219 10447

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 10:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1015 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

TXZ046>048-050400-
Dawson TX-Scurry TX-Borden TX-
1015 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR WESTERN SCURRY...BORDEN AND
DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

At 1014 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
line of thunderstorms near Tahoka, moving southeast at 50 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Lamesa, Gail, Fluvanna, J B Thomas Reservoir, Lamesa Municipal
Airport, Los Ybanez, Sparenberg, Patricia, Arvana, Hancock, Knapp,
Tenmile, Key and Klondike.

LAT...LON 3253 10207 3296 10203 3297 10113 3253 10102
TIME...MOT...LOC 0314Z 321DEG 42KT 3311 10181

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Local storm report, Jun 4, 11:27 PM CDT, 31 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:43 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 4, 10:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden, Dawson	45 min
Jun 4, 10:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Scurry	60 min
Jun 4, 11:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry	55 min
Jun 4, 11:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	29 min
Jun 4, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard, Mitchell	47 min
Jun 5, 12:29 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Mitchell	46 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.