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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 6:15 PM CST for Glasscock County, Reagan County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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
- Mar 13, 2021, 6:15 PM CST (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2021, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Glasscock County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:16 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:23 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3140 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 93 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 380 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
691
WUUS54 KMAF 140015
SVRMAF
TXC173-383-461-140100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0014.210314T0015Z-210314T0100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
615 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Glasscock County in western Texas...
Northern Reagan County in western Texas...
East central Upton County in western Texas...
* Until 700 PM CST.
* At 615 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles northeast
of Rankin, moving northeast at 50 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...
Stiles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3124 10175 3148 10190 3182 10127 3147 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 228DEG 42KT 3144 10173
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
291 follow-up statement
009
WWUS54 KMAF 140037
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
637 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
TXC173-383-461-140100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0014.000000T0000Z-210314T0100Z/
Glasscock TX-Reagan TX-Upton TX-
637 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GLASSCOCK...NORTHERN REAGAN AND EAST CENTRAL UPTON
COUNTIES...
At 637 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles northeast
of Rankin, moving east at 75 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Stiles.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3124 10175 3148 10190 3182 10127 3147 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 251DEG 65KT 3139 10172
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
29The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 6:08 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 37 min |
| Mar 13, 6:12 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 48 min |
| Mar 13, 6:21 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos, Upton | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 6:36 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 39 min |
| Mar 13, 6:55 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell, Scurry | 50 min |
| Mar 13, 7:02 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 43 min |
| Mar 13, 7:25 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Reagan, Upton | 65 min |
| Mar 14, 1:56 AM CST | Wind Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Dawson, Ector and 13 more | 19 hr |
| Mar 14, 4:11 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more | 17 hr |
| Mar 14, 1:47 PM CDT | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 24 hr |
| Mar 14, 2:21 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Culberson | 13 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.