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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 130, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 23, 2021Brewster County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2021, 7:44 PM CDT for Brewster County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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 23, 2021, 7:44 PM CDT (00:44 UTC)
Expired
May 23, 2021, 8:22 PM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Brewster County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 786 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -65 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
786 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1853 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

955 
WUUS54 KMAF 240044
SVRMAF
TXC043-240145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0130.210524T0044Z-210524T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
744 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Brewster County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 743 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
  Panther Junction, moving north at 10 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...
  Panther Junction and Big Bend National Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2923 10321 2954 10321 2948 10281 2945 10283
      2941 10283 2940 10281 2936 10285 2935 10288
      2929 10289 2926 10291 2924 10287 2922 10287
      2921 10289 2922 10291 2920 10292
TIME...MOT...LOC 0043Z 184DEG 8KT 2930 10308 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements
999 
WWUS54 KMAF 240103
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
803 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021

TXC043-240145-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-210524T0145Z/
Brewster TX-
803 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY...

At 803 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of
Panther Junction, moving north 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...
Panther Junction and Big Bend National Park. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2923 10321 2954 10321 2948 10281 2945 10283
      2941 10283 2940 10281 2936 10285 2935 10288
      2929 10289 2926 10291 2924 10287 2922 10287
      2921 10289 2922 10291 2920 10292
TIME...MOT...LOC 0103Z 174DEG 10KT 2937 10310 

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

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293 
WWUS54 KMAF 240122
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
822 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021

TXC043-240131-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0130.000000T0000Z-210524T0145Z/
Brewster TX-
822 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.  However gusty winds are
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 2923 10321 2954 10321 2948 10281 2945 10283
      2941 10283 2940 10281 2936 10285 2935 10288
      2929 10289 2926 10291 2924 10287 2922 10287
      2921 10289 2922 10291 2920 10292
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 184DEG 8KT 2941 10310 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 7:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF39 min
May 23, 7:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving45 min
May 23, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF49 min
May 23, 7:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio38 min
May 23, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster51 min
May 23, 7:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves46 min
May 23, 7:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis44 min
May 23, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio45 min
May 23, 8:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio25 min
May 23, 8:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster45 min
May 23, 8:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster3 hr
May 23, 9:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio24 min
May 23, 9:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster40 min
May 23, 9:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster52 min
May 23, 9:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio34 min
May 23, 9:33 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPresidio3 hr
May 23, 9:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster3 hr
May 23, 9:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster32 min
May 23, 10:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Presidio44 min
May 24, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Terrell51 min
May 24, 4:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton49 min
May 24, 5:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell39 min
May 24, 5:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton35 min
May 24, 5:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines30 min
May 24, 5:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos42 min
May 24, 5:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster40 min
May 24, 5:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton65 min
May 24, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos63 min
May 24, 5:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell42 min
May 24, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson40 min
May 24, 6:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves43 min
May 24, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines42 min
May 24, 6:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster43 min
May 24, 6:38 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos67 min
May 24, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell49 min
May 24, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos46 min
May 24, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis44 min
May 24, 6:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson43 min
May 24, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFYoakum41 min
May 24, 6:58 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos3 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.