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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 13, 2021Crane County, Pecos County, Upton County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 6:36 PM CST for Crane County, Pecos County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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, 6:36 PM CST (00:36 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2021, 7:15 PM CST
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:39 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.

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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 100 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

720 
WUUS54 KMAF 140036
SVRMAF
TXC103-371-461-140115-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0015.210314T0036Z-210314T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
636 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  Southeastern Crane County in western Texas...
  Southern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 715 PM CST.

* At 635 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 miles southwest
  of McCamey, moving northeast at 60 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...
  McCamey, Rankin, Upton County Airport, Bakersfield and Girvin. 

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 282 and 306.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western and
southwestern Texas.

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

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 3108 10237 3103 10229 3103 10221 3100 10219
      3101 10218 3099 10208 3100 10205 3098 10201
      3099 10198 3096 10196 3073 10239 3092 10259
      3146 10208 3134 10182 3126 10177 3108 10178
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 230DEG 58KT 3090 10244 

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

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1 follow-up statement

703 
WWUS54 KMAF 140052
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
652 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXC103-140101-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210314T0115Z/
Crane TX-
652 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CRANE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western and
southwestern Texas.

LAT...LON 3108 10178 3108 10204 3100 10205 3099 10198
      3096 10196 3073 10239 3082 10247 3105 10242
      3109 10238 3103 10229 3099 10208 3101 10205
      3108 10205 3108 10230 3116 10230 3142 10201
      3134 10182 3126 10177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 230DEG 58KT 3108 10220 

$$

TXC371-461-140115-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210314T0115Z/
Pecos TX-Upton TX-
652 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN PECOS AND SOUTHERN UPTON COUNTIES...

At 651 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located near McCamey, moving
northeast at 65 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...
McCamey, Rankin, Upton County Airport, Bakersfield and Girvin. 

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 286 and 306.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western and
southwestern Texas.

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

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 3108 10178 3108 10204 3100 10205 3099 10198
      3096 10196 3073 10239 3082 10247 3105 10242
      3109 10238 3103 10229 3099 10208 3101 10205
      3108 10205 3108 10230 3116 10230 3142 10201
      3134 10182 3126 10177
TIME...MOT...LOC 0051Z 230DEG 58KT 3108 10220 

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.

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, 6:15 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Reagan, Upton	45 min
Mar 13, 6:21 PM CST	Special Weather Statement	MAF	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.