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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 105, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT for Borden County, Dawson County, Texas. It was in force for 49 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
- May 18, 2021, 5:41 PM CDT (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2021, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 6:03 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Arvana, TX | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUD WITH ROTATING DUST UNDERNEATH FOR 3-5 MINUTES. REMAINED OVER OPEN FIELDS WITH NO DAMAGE REPORTED. |
| May 18, 6:28 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 7 Nne Lamesa, TX |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -283 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1282 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 51 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
798
WUUS54 KMAF 182241
SVRMAF
TXC033-115-182330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0105.210518T2241Z-210518T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
541 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Borden County in western Texas...
Northeastern Dawson County in western Texas...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 541 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast
of New Moore, or 11 miles north of Lamesa, 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...
Hancock, Key and Arvana.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3262 10171 3287 10207 3296 10204 3296 10157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 280DEG 19KT 3291 10197
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
891 follow-up statement
156
WWUS54 KMAF 182300
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
600 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC033-115-182330-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0105.000000T0000Z-210518T2330Z/
Borden TX-Dawson TX-
600 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BORDEN AND NORTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...
At 600 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near O'donnell, or
12 miles northeast of Lamesa, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hancock, Key and Arvana.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3262 10171 3287 10207 3293 10205 3296 10196
3296 10157
TIME...MOT...LOC 2300Z 280DEG 19KT 3289 10185
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 51 min |
| May 17, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 64 min |
| May 17, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 62 min |
| May 17, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard | 62 min |
| May 17, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| May 17, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 45 min |
| May 17, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 20 min |
| May 17, 8:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock | 3 hr |
| May 17, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 32 min |
| May 17, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 46 min |
| May 17, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 43 min |
| May 17, 9:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MAF | Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Glasscock, Howard and 6 more | 13 hr |
| May 18, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 37 min |
| May 18, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 40 min |
| May 18, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Midland, Upton | 62 min |
| May 18, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Ward | 40 min |
| May 18, 2:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 18, 2:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Pecos, Upton, Ward | 3 hr |
| May 18, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 60 min |
| May 18, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland and 2 more | 62 min |
| May 18, 3:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Upton | 3 hr |
| May 18, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Scurry | 46 min |
| May 18, 3:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 31 min |
| May 18, 3:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 18, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin | 46 min |
| May 18, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 67 min |
| May 18, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Scurry | 44 min |
| May 18, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 44 min |
| May 18, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 47 min |
| May 18, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 41 min |
| May 18, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 39 min |
| May 18, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 39 min |
| May 18, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 46 min |
| May 18, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 43 min |
| May 18, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 45 min |
| May 18, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 46 min |
| May 18, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 47 min |
| May 18, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 43 min |
| May 18, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 47 min |
| May 18, 6:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
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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.