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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2020, 8:03 PM CDT for Andrews County, Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 27 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 20, 2020, 8:03 PM CDT (01:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2020, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 6:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 2139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2134 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 20, 6:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 6:23 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 623 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 .DISCUSSION... Please see the 00Z aviation discussion below. && .AVIATION... Thunderstorms ongoing at issuance look to affect MAF within the first couple of hours of the forecast period, with potential MVFR/IFR conditions in heavy rain and blowing dust as well as erratic, gusty winds and lightning. Other terminals do not look to be impacted by storms, though outflow boundaries may result in erratic winds between 00-03Z. Outside of storms, VFR conditions will prevail, with southeasterly winds tonight veering around to the south/southwest late Sunday morning. && .PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 228 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020/ DISCUSSION... An upper level trough is centered over southern Canada and extends southward into Texas. A dryline is expected to develop across West Texas this afternoon with very moist air to the east of this feature. The NAM12 is showing CAPE (Convective Available Potential Energy) values of 2,000 to 4,000+ across West Texas and across portions of Lea County in New Mexico. Bulk wind shear values will get up to 30 to 40 knots across portions of the area. It appears that the convection to the north of the area this morning left a boundary in place that could be the focus for thunderstorms developing this afternoon across the Permian Basin. Thunderstorms are also expected to develop in/near the Davis Mountains and Lower Trans Pecos. These storms have the potential to become severe given the previously mentioned conditions. Temperatures today will be similar to those yesterday with highs in the 90s and triple digits. The upper trough axis will move east of the area on Sunday, and the dryline will be pushed to the far eastern Permian Basin and Lower Trans Pecos. Storms will continue to be possible across those areas, and the threat for severe storms will still be present. Temperatures on Sunday will heat up from today as westerly winds across much of the area contribute to downslope warming. Similar conditions will be present for Monday with temperatures heating up into the triple digits across most of West Texas and southeast New Mexico. It looks like Heat Advisories will likely be issued for Monday for portions of the area. A cold front is expected to move into the area Tuesday morning resulting in highs in the 90s for most of the County Warning Area (CWA). Rain and storms will be possible along this front. Rain and storm chances will increase on Wednesday from the previous day and temperatures will be a little cooler. Precipitation chances continue into Thursday with temperatures warming up a little from Wednesday. Temperatures will warm up and precipitation chances will diminish Friday and next Saturday. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... Big Spring 72 102 74 105 / 30 10 10 0 Carlsbad 66 105 70 108 / 0 0 0 0 Dryden 73 100 73 103 / 20 20 20 0 Fort Stockton 71 102 73 105 / 20 20 10 0 Guadalupe Pass 66 94 67 97 / 0 0 0 0 Hobbs 66 102 67 105 / 10 0 0 0 Marfa 62 97 62 100 / 20 20 0 0 Midland Intl Airport 71 103 73 106 / 20 10 10 0 Odessa 71 103 73 106 / 20 10 0 0 Wink 71 106 72 109 / 20 10 0 0 && .MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NM...None. TX...None. && 49/84
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 2:36 AM CDT, 17 hours 27 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 236 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-210745- 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- 236 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 /136 AM MDT Sat Jun 20 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Chances of severe weather will exist for west Texas this afternoon. Large hail and damaging winds will remain the greatest threats. Elevated fire weather concerns for portions of Southeast New Mexico and the Guadalupe mountains this afternoon. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday Chances of severe weather will remain for west Texas on Sunday. Large hail and damaging winds will remain the greatest threats. High temperatures will reach into the upper 90s and topping the triple digits on Sunday and Monday areawide. Some heat advisories are increasingly likely. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... 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
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Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jun 20, 7:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland | 43 min |
| Jun 20, 7:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 42 min |
| Jun 20, 7:38 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Ector | 3 hr |
| Jun 20, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 66 min |
| Jun 20, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 51 min |
| Jun 20, 9:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 44 min |
| Jun 21, 3:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 66 min |
| Jun 21, 4:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 56 min |
| Jun 21, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Upton | 17 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.