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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 13, 2021Glasscock County, Reagan County, Upton County, Texas

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.

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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 13, 3:23 PM CSTTornado WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-03-14Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
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

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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
 
$$

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1 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
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 6:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock37 min
Mar 13, 6:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFHoward, Mitchell, Scurry48 min
Mar 13, 6:21 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos, Upton39 min
Mar 13, 6:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton39 min
Mar 13, 6:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry50 min
Mar 13, 7:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan43 min
Mar 13, 7:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan, Upton65 min
Mar 14, 1:56 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Dawson, Ector and 13 more19 hr
Mar 14, 4:11 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more17 hr
Mar 14, 1:47 PM CDTHigh Wind WatchMAFCulberson24 hr
Mar 14, 2:21 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMAFCulberson13 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.