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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 25, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 10, 2020Crane County, Upton County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 10, 2020, 6:57 PM CDT for Crane County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 3 reports 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, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired: Apr 10, 2020, 8:00 PM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:58 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, 7:20 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	5 Sw Rankin, TX	BROKEN WINDSHIELD ON A PATROLE VEHICLE.
Apr 10, 7:31 PM CDT	HAIL 1	5 E Mccamey, TX
Apr 10, 7:42 PM CDT	HAIL 1.75	5 Sw Rankin, TX

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 3 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 23 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 86 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

126 
WUUS54 KMAF 102357
SVRMAF
TXC103-461-110100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0025.200410T2357Z-200411T0100Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Crane County in western Texas...
  Southern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 657 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near McCamey,
  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...
  McCamey, Rankin, Upton County Airport and King Mountain. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10192 3108 10216 3113 10234 3135 10230
      3140 10189
TIME...MOT...LOC 2357Z 276DEG 12KT 3119 10226 

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

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3 follow-up statements

410 
WWUS54 KMAF 110016
SVSMAF

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

TXC103-110026-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200411T0100Z/
Crane TX-
716 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CRANE 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 3108 10192 3108 10216 3112 10223 3124 10227
      3133 10217 3140 10189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 285DEG 17KT 3116 10215 

$$

TXC461-110100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200411T0100Z/
Upton TX-
716 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN UPTON COUNTY...

At 716 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near 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...
McCamey, Rankin and Upton County Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10192 3108 10216 3112 10223 3124 10227
      3133 10217 3140 10189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0016Z 285DEG 17KT 3116 10215 

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

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448 
WWUS54 KMAF 110032
SVSMAF

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

TXC461-110100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200411T0100Z/
Upton TX-
732 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN UPTON COUNTY...

At 732 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east 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...
Rankin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10192 3108 10216 3113 10216 3122 10217
      3130 10211 3135 10189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 284DEG 16KT 3114 10208 

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

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910 
WWUS54 KMAF 110048
SVSMAF

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

TXC461-110100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0025.000000T0000Z-200411T0100Z/
Upton TX-
748 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN UPTON COUNTY...

At 748 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of
Rankin, moving east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Law enforcement.

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...
Rankin.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3108 10192 3108 10204 3113 10207 3122 10210
      3129 10202 3131 10189
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 279DEG 15KT 3113 10199 

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

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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 Apr 10, 6:35 PM CDT, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 10, 6:35 PM CDT, 22 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
635 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

.DISCUSSION...

Please see the 00Z aviation discussion below.

&&

.AVIATION...

Primary concern this forecast period are thunderstorms ongoing at
issuance. Have included TEMPO mention this evening and INK and MAF
where confidence is highest, with MVFR conditions in heavy rain
possible, along with erratic gusty winds, frequent lightning, and
hail. There may be additional storms overnight (after 06-08Z) that
affect MAF/INK, however uncertainty precludes inclusion at this
time. MVFR cigs also look to return late tonight at MAF/INK/HOB,
with conditions not expected to improve until mid-morning
Saturday. Winds will shift to the west by 15-16Z, with gusts up to
around 30kt possible through the afternoon, and VFR conditions
prevailing areawide thereafter.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 227 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020/

DISCUSSION...

Upper low over Srn CA this morning will wobble eastward this
afternoon and evening moving into AZ Saturday and NM Saturday night.
The low will moving across W TX Sunday and quickly pass onto the
Central Plains.  After this low moves east a broad trough will
remain over the center of the country and continue to reform through
the middle of next week.

Have had showers and a few storms over SE NM and the Trans Pecos
today... expecting these to increase in coverage this afternoon and
evening. Also could see some of these develop into severe storms.
SPC has a slight risk of severe storms through tonight for much of
the Permian Basin and Trans Pecos.  Supercell storms will be
possible with all severe weather threats... especially for storms
coming off the Davis Mountains.  Most of the storms will be moving
east of the area Saturday but could have some lingering storms over
the Eastern Permian Basin in the morning.

Temperatures tonight should be above normal with increasing cloud
cover.  Will be warmer Saturday with a west wind pushing highs into
the 80s.  Late Sunday a strong cold front will blow into the area
with a gusty north wind... could see a light late season freeze
Monday morning and Tuesday morning over portions of Lea... Gaines...
and Dawson counties.  Highs Monday and Tuesday will be well below
normal with highs in the 50s north... 60s central... and 70s south.

Have upgraded the High Wind Watch for the Guadalupe and Delaware
Mountains Saturday to a warning as high wind expected with the.
approach of the upper low.  Have also issued a High Wind Watch
Sunday for the same area as guidance trying to indicate a secondary
high wind event on the backside of the upper trough.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring                     57  83  52  76 /  70  30  10   0
Carlsbad                       50  80  51  79 /  20   0   0   0
Dryden                         65  92  57  89 /  30   0  20   0
Fort Stockton                  60  85  54  78 /  40   0  10   0
Guadalupe Pass                 49  68  42  67 /  10   0   0   0
Hobbs                          53  78  47  75 /  40   0   0   0
Marfa                          42  75  41  72 /  10   0   0   0
Midland Intl Airport           58  85  52  79 /  60  10  10   0
Odessa                         58  85  52  78 /  60  10  10   0
Wink                           56  85  51  81 /  50   0   0   0

&&

.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...High Wind Warning from noon Saturday to midnight MDT Saturday
     night for Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County.

     High Wind Watch from Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon for
     Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County.

TX...High Wind Warning from noon Saturday to midnight MDT Saturday
     night for Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and
     Delaware Mountains.

     High Wind Watch from Sunday morning through Sunday afternoon for
     Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware
     Mountains.

&&

49/84

Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 10, 3:37 PM CDT, 3 hours 20 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
337 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-112045-
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-
337 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020 /237 PM MDT Fri Apr 10 2020/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A few severe thunderstorms are possible through tonight across the
Permian Basin and Trans Pecos region of west Texas. Large hail and
damaging winds will be the main severe weather threat... but isolated
tornadoes are possible. In addition the stronger storms will be
capable of producing brief heavy rainfall and cloud to ground
lightning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

A few strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible mainly
Saturday morning across the eastern Permian Basin. Large hail and
damaging winds will be the main severe weather threat.

A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Guadalupe and Delaware
Mountains Saturday afternoon and evening.

A High Wind Watch is in effect for the Guadalupe and Delaware
Mountains Sunday.

A strong cold front will move through the region on Sunday with
gusty northerly winds likely behind the front. A light freeze will
be possible over the northwest Permian Basin and northern Lea
county, in southeast New Mexico Monday morning as temperatures fall
rapidly behind the front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon or this evening
especially across the Trans Pecos and western Permian Basin of
west Texas.

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, Apr 10, 4:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

TXZ075-102200-
Pecos TX-
444 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL PECOS...
SOUTHEASTERN WARD AND SOUTHWESTERN CRANE COUNTIES UNTIL 500 PM CDT...

At 443 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles north of Fort Stockton, moving northeast at 20 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Imperial Reservoir and Imperial.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3104 10286 3112 10295 3129 10285 3127 10282
      3129 10278 3128 10275 3128 10268 3109 10255
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 239DEG 18KT 3111 10283

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Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
534 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

TXZ068-102300-
Crane TX-
534 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CRANE COUNTY UNTIL 600
PM CDT...

At 534 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles west of Crane, moving northeast at 30 mph.

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

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northern Crane
County.

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

LAT...LON 3146 10273 3151 10274 3164 10270 3165 10232
      3152 10233 3145 10246
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 234DEG 27KT 3148 10261

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Local storm report, Apr 10, 5:47 PM CDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
547 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0522 PM     HAIL             9 S IMPERIAL            31.15N 102.67W
04/10/2020  E1.50 INCH       Pecos              TX   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

SAMANTHA.ZUBER

Special weather statement, Apr 10, 5:49 PM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
549 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

TXZ067-274-102330-
Ward TX-Reeves County Plains TX-
549 PM CDT Fri Apr 10 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL REEVES AND CENTRAL
WARD COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 549 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles south of Pyote, or 18 miles east of Pecos, moving north at 20
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Pyote, Wickett and B F Goodrich Testing Track.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 57 and 76.

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

LAT...LON 3165 10325 3165 10322 3159 10295 3128 10310
      3125 10312 3130 10331
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 195DEG 15KT 3135 10319

Local storm report, Apr 10, 6:33 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
633 PM CDT FRI APR 10 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0618 PM     HAIL             PYOTE                   31.54N 103.12W
04/10/2020  E1.00 INCH       WARD               TX   PUBLIC

&&

SAMANTHA.ZUBER

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, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Upton	61 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

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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.