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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 10, 2020Crane County, Pecos County, Upton County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2020, 5:59 PM CDT for Crane County, Pecos County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 61 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 10, 2020, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 10, 6:31 PM CDT	HAIL 2.75	11 Ssw Crane, TX

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 10, 3:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 81 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1077 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

779 
WUUS54 KMAF 102259
SVRMAF
TXC103-371-461-110000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0021.200410T2259Z-200411T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
559 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  Southeastern Crane County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 559 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles southwest
  of Crane, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Crane, King Mountain and Cordona Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3116 10260 3134 10260 3144 10222 3115 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 251DEG 14KT 3122 10250 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

10

2 follow-up statements

062 
WWUS54 KMAF 102316
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
616 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

TXC103-371-461-110000-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200411T0000Z/
Pecos TX-Crane TX-Upton TX-
616 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN CRANE AND SOUTHWESTERN UPTON
COUNTIES...

At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles southwest
of Crane, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Crane and King Mountain. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3117 10252 3135 10252 3144 10222 3115 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 258DEG 9KT 3122 10248 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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384 
WWUS54 KMAF 102337
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
637 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

TXC371-102346-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200411T0000Z/
Pecos TX-
637 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PECOS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for
western Texas.

LAT...LON 3119 10239 3125 10244 3134 10241 3144 10222
      3115 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 268DEG 16KT 3121 10233 

$$

TXC103-461-110000-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-200411T0000Z/
Crane TX-Upton TX-
637 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CRANE AND SOUTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES...

At 636 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest of
McCamey, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
King Mountain.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3119 10239 3125 10244 3134 10241 3144 10222
      3115 10218
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 268DEG 16KT 3121 10233 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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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
Apr 10, 1:47 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	MAF	Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Reeves	38 hr
Apr 10, 1:47 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	MAF	Culberson	38 hr
Apr 10, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	16 min
Apr 10, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos	66 min
Apr 10, 5:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	26 min
Apr 10, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	41 min
Apr 10, 5:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector	67 min
Apr 10, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	60 min
Apr 10, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ward, Winkler	55 min
Apr 10, 6:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector	2 hr
Apr 10, 6:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector	60 min
Apr 10, 6:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Upton	63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.