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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2021, 7:09 PM CDT for Borden County, Dawson County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 18, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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, 7:27 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 16 W Gail, TX | |
| May 18, 7:53 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 6 W Gail, 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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 345 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2638 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
371
WUUS54 KMAF 190009
SVRMAF
TXC033-115-190100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0107.210519T0009Z-210519T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
709 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Borden County in western Texas...
East central Dawson County in western Texas...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 709 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Lamesa Municipal Airport, or 12 miles east of Lamesa, moving east
at 20 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...
Key.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3273 10187 3288 10177 3284 10145 3266 10150
3253 10166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 291DEG 15KT 3279 10175
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
892 follow-up statements
097
WWUS54 KMAF 190031
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
731 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC033-115-190100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-210519T0100Z/
Borden TX-Dawson TX-
731 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BORDEN AND EAST CENTRAL DAWSON COUNTIES...
At 731 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Gail, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Key.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3273 10187 3288 10177 3284 10145 3266 10150
3253 10166
TIME...MOT...LOC 0031Z 291DEG 15KT 3276 10165
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89175
WWUS54 KMAF 190041
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
741 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
TXC033-115-190100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-210519T0100Z/
Borden TX-Dawson TX-
741 PM CDT Tue May 18 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN BORDEN AND EAST CENTRAL DAWSON COUNTIES...
At 741 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Gail, moving east at 15 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.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
southwestern Borden and east central Dawson Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3279 10183 3288 10177 3284 10145 3266 10150
3258 10160
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 291DEG 15KT 3274 10160
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 18, 7:22 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 38 min |
| May 18, 7:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Scurry | 51 min |
| May 18, 8:07 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 2 hr |
| May 18, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 46 min |
| May 18, 8:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 52 min |
| May 18, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden, Mitchell, Scurry | 32 min |
| May 18, 9:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 67 min |
| May 18, 9:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 42 min |
| May 18, 9:55 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 50 min |
| May 19, 12:20 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 40 min |
| May 19, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 55 min |
| May 19, 5:37 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 53 min |
| May 19, 6:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 53 min |
| May 19, 7:12 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 48 min |
| May 19, 7:19 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard | 116 min |
| May 19, 7:50 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Gaines | 115 min |
| May 19, 8:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 43 min |
| May 19, 8:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 27 min |
| May 19, 8:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Martin | 118 min |
| May 19, 8:45 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson, Martin | 60 min |
| May 19, 9:31 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden | 119 min |
| May 19, 9:47 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 58 min |
| May 19, 9:56 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard, Martin | 2 hr |
| May 19, 2:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 44 min |
| May 19, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 39 min |
| May 19, 3:23 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 52 min |
| May 19, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 48 min |
| May 19, 3:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 39 min |
| May 19, 3:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 49 min |
| May 19, 4:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 48 min |
| May 19, 4:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 46 min |
| May 19, 4:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 44 min |
| May 19, 4:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 42 min |
| May 19, 4:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton | 39 min |
| May 19, 4:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 45 min |
| May 19, 4:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland | 40 min |
| May 19, 4:53 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 52 min |
| May 19, 4:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 66 min |
| May 19, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Ector | 45 min |
| May 19, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Midland | 48 min |
| May 19, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 45 min | |
| May 19, 6:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 40 min |
| May 19, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 43 min |
| May 19, 6:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 49 min |
| May 19, 6:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan | 40 min |
| May 19, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 44 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.