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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 13, 2021Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 6:55 PM CST for Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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: Mar 13, 2021, 6:55 PM CST (00:55 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2021, 7:45 PM CST
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 115 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:55 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Mar 13, 7:01 PM CST	TSTM WND DMG	Colorado City, TX	LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN AND POWER POLES SNAPPED NEAR COLORADO CITY. REPORT VIA MPING

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 132 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

093 
WUUS54 KMAF 140055
SVRMAF
TXC335-415-140145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0016.210314T0055Z-210314T0145Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Mitchell County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Scurry County in western Texas...

* Until 745 PM CST.

* At 654 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles north of
  Sterling City, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Colorado City, Loraine, Colorado City Airport, Inadale, Lake
  Colorado City, Champion Creek Reservoir, Lake Colorado City State
  Park, Hermleigh and Buford.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 209 and 228.
 
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 3209 10114 3271 10080 3278 10066 3209 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 231DEG 37KT 3206 10099 

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

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1 follow-up statement

258 
WWUS54 KMAF 140121
SVSMAF

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

TXC335-415-140145-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-210314T0145Z/
Mitchell TX-Scurry TX-
721 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CST
FOR MITCHELL AND SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY COUNTIES...

At 718 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
Champion Creek Reservoir, or 13 miles southeast of Colorado City,
moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Loraine, east of Champion Creek Reservoir, and rural southeast 
Mitchell County along and east of highway 208.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3209 10114 3271 10080 3278 10066 3209 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 231DEG 46KT 3224 10073 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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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, 6:36 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Upton	39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.