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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 22, 2021Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2021, 4:38 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 37 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 22, 2021, 4:38 PM MDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired
May 22, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 171 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 22, 12:42 PM MDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 203 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
3028 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

477 
WUUS54 KMAF 222238
SVRMAF
NMC015-222330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0125.210522T2238Z-210522T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
438 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 530 PM MDT.

* At 438 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carlsbad
  Caverns National Park, or 22 miles northeast of Pine Springs,
  moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southeastern
New Mexico.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3212 10461 3215 10471 3246 10466 3233 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2238Z 207DEG 13KT 3218 10465 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
264 
WWUS54 KMAF 222250
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
450 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

NMC015-222330-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210522T2330Z/
Eddy NM-
450 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN EDDY COUNTY...

At 450 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Carlsbad
Caverns National Park, or 25 miles northeast of Pine Springs, moving
northeast 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...
Carlsbad Caverns National Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southeastern
New Mexico.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3215 10457 3218 10470 3246 10466 3233 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 207DEG 13KT 3222 10463 

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

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170 
WWUS54 KMAF 222315
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
515 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

NMC015-222324-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210522T2330Z/
Eddy NM-
515 PM MDT Sat May 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN EDDY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southeastern
New Mexico.

LAT...LON 3215 10457 3218 10470 3246 10466 3233 10435
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 207DEG 13KT 3230 10458 

$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 21, 6:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea44 min
May 21, 7:52 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea53 min
May 22, 3:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy54 min
May 22, 3:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy47 min
May 22, 4:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy46 min
May 22, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy46 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.