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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 111, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 19, 2021Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 19, 2021, 12:35 AM CDT for Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: May 19, 2021, 12:35 AM CDT (05:35 UTC)
Expired: May 19, 2021, 1:30 AM CDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:38 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 128 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

923 
WUUS54 KMAF 190535
SVRMAF
TXC335-415-190630-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0111.210519T0535Z-210519T0630Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1235 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Scurry County in western Texas...
  North central Mitchell County in western Texas...

* Until 130 AM CDT.

* At 1235 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near J B Thomas
  Reservoir, or 13 miles southwest of Snyder, moving southeast at 15
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Colorado City Airport, J B Thomas Reservoir, Dunn, Ira, Cuthbert
  and Knapp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Midland.

&&

LAT...LON 3258 10117 3266 10117 3259 10077 3239 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 301DEG 12KT 3258 10108 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

169 
WWUS54 KMAF 190554
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1254 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021

TXC335-415-190630-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0111.000000T0000Z-210519T0630Z/
Scurry TX-Mitchell TX-
1254 AM CDT Wed May 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SCURRY AND NORTH CENTRAL MITCHELL COUNTIES...

At 1254 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
of Colorado City Airport, or 13 miles northwest of Colorado City,
moving south at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Colorado City Airport, Ira, Dunn and Cuthbert. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Midland.

&&

LAT...LON 3250 10108 3263 10107 3259 10077 3239 10095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0554Z 350DEG 8KT 3254 10103 

HAIL...1.00IN
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
May 18, 7:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	51 min
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, 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.