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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 23, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT for Brewster County, Texas. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report 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 23, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)
- Expired
- May 23, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Brewster County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 225 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 8:40 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 W Marathon, 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, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 226 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
- 1300 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -43 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 7.2
The text
As transmitted.
927
WUUS54 KMAF 240130
SVRMAF
TXC043-240215-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0133.210524T0130Z-210524T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
830 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Brewster County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 830 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Marathon, or
22 miles east of Alpine, moving south at 10 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...
Marathon, Elephant Mountain and Elephant Mountain Wildlife
Management Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3032 10352 3033 10317 3000 10315 3001 10359
TIME...MOT...LOC 0130Z 007DEG 10KT 3024 10331
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
241 follow-up statement
311
WWUS54 KMAF 240157
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
857 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021
TXC043-240215-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0133.000000T0000Z-210524T0215Z/
Brewster TX-
857 PM CDT Sun May 23 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY...
At 856 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southwest
of Marathon, or 26 miles southeast of Alpine, moving south at 10 mph.
At 840 PM CDT, border patrol reported golf ball size hail about 5
miles west of Marthon along U.S. HWY 90.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Law enforcement.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Marathon, Elephant Mountain and Elephant Mountain Wildlife Management
Area.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3025 10351 3024 10317 3000 10315 3001 10359
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 351DEG 10KT 3009 10335
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 7:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 39 min | |
| May 23, 7:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 45 min |
| May 23, 7:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 49 min | |
| May 23, 7:37 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 38 min |
| May 23, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 51 min |
| May 23, 7:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 46 min |
| May 23, 7:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 38 min |
| May 23, 7:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 44 min |
| May 23, 8:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 45 min |
| May 23, 8:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 25 min |
| May 23, 8:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster | 3 hr |
| May 23, 9:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Presidio | 24 min |
| May 23, 9:05 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 40 min |
| May 23, 9:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 52 min |
| May 23, 9:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Presidio | 34 min |
| May 23, 9:33 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Presidio | 3 hr |
| May 23, 9:35 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster | 3 hr |
| May 23, 9:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 32 min |
| May 23, 10:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Presidio | 44 min |
| May 24, 4:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Terrell | 51 min |
| May 24, 4:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 49 min |
| May 24, 5:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 39 min |
| May 24, 5:25 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 35 min |
| May 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 30 min |
| May 24, 5:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 40 min |
| May 24, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 65 min |
| May 24, 5:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 63 min |
| May 24, 5:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 42 min |
| May 24, 5:50 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 40 min |
| May 24, 6:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 43 min |
| May 24, 6:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 42 min |
| May 24, 6:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 43 min |
| May 24, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 67 min |
| May 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 49 min |
| May 24, 6:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 46 min |
| May 24, 6:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 44 min |
| May 24, 6:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Culberson | 43 min |
| May 24, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 41 min |
| May 24, 6:58 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos | 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.