Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 5:31 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 44 min. 2 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
- Mar 13, 2021, 5:31 PM CST (23:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2021, 6:15 PM CST
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Glasscock County, TX, Midland County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 6:03 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | St. Lawrence, TX | A LOT OF QUARTER TO PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL |
| Mar 13, 6:05 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | St. Lawrence, TX | LOTS OF PING PONG BALL SIZED HAIL WITH PICTURE CONFIRMATION. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:23 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 739 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
502
WUUS54 KMAF 132331
SVRMAF
TXC173-329-383-461-140015-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0010.210313T2331Z-210314T0015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
531 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Glasscock County in western Texas...
Southeastern Midland County in western Texas...
Northwestern Reagan County in western Texas...
Northeastern Upton County in western Texas...
* Until 615 PM CST.
* At 531 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles southeast of Greenwood to 15 miles southwest
of Garden City to 21 miles northeast of Rankin, moving northeast at
40 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Garden City, Saint Lawrence, Midkiff and Spraberry.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3156 10137 3138 10189 3168 10188 3183 10197
3209 10165 3209 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 228DEG 35KT 3190 10181 3176 10172 3150 10176
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
292 follow-up statements
388
WWUS54 KMAF 132349
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
549 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
TXC329-461-132358-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210314T0015Z/
Midland TX-Upton TX-
549 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MIDLAND AND
NORTHEASTERN UPTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.
LAT...LON 3156 10137 3153 10174 3171 10176 3198 10176
3209 10165 3209 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 228DEG 35KT 3199 10169 3185 10160 3159 10164
$$
TXC173-383-140015-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210314T0015Z/
Glasscock TX-Reagan TX-
549 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST
FOR GLASSCOCK AND NORTHWESTERN REAGAN COUNTIES...
At 548 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 9 miles south of Lomax to 7 miles west of Garden City
to 29 miles north of Reagan County Airport, moving northeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Garden City and Saint Lawrence.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3156 10137 3153 10174 3171 10176 3198 10176
3209 10165 3209 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 228DEG 35KT 3199 10169 3185 10160 3159 10164
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
29939
WWUS54 KMAF 140002
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
602 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
TXC173-383-140015-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0010.000000T0000Z-210314T0015Z/
Glasscock TX-Reagan TX-
602 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CST
FOR CENTRAL GLASSCOCK AND NORTH CENTRAL REAGAN COUNTIES...
At 602 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Lomax to near Garden City, moving northeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Garden City and Saint Lawrence.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3158 10137 3161 10168 3182 10163 3199 10158
3209 10156 3209 10133
TIME...MOT...LOC 0002Z 228DEG 35KT 3206 10160 3192 10151 3166 10155
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
29The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:41 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves | 16 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:27 PM CST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Ector | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 3:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 3:39 PM CST | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland, Upton | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 3:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 3:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Upton | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 50 min |
| Mar 13, 4:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 46 min |
| Mar 13, 4:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland | 47 min |
| Mar 13, 4:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 5:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 38 min |
| Mar 13, 5:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 46 min |
| Mar 13, 5:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 42 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.