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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 25, 2021Glasscock County, Howard County, Mitchell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2021, 7:14 PM CDT for Glasscock County, Howard County, Mitchell County, Texas. It was in force for 76 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 25, 2021, 7:14 PM CDT (00:14 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 76 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 100 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 25, 7:16 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Se Big Spring, TX	SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF TREE DAMAGE WITH ONE TREE UPROOTED.

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
May 25, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 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: 4 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -243 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 3321 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -3.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

957 
WUUS54 KMAF 260014
SVRMAF
TXC173-227-335-260130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0162.210526T0014Z-210526T0130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
714 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Glasscock County in western Texas...
  Mitchell County in western Texas...
  Eastern Howard County in western Texas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 714 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Forsan, or 7
  miles southeast of Big Spring, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Big Spring, Colorado City, Coahoma, Loraine, Forsan, Sand Springs,
  Colorado City Airport, Lake Colorado City, Lake Colorado City State
  Park, Champion Creek Reservoir, Westbrook, Vincent, Cuthbert,
  Buford, Big Spring Country Club, Elbow and Big Spring
  McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 178 and 228.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 10126 3194 10127 3189 10166 3252 10137
      3253 10066 3209 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0014Z 261DEG 25KT 3219 10136 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

89

1 follow-up statement

664 
WWUS54 KMAF 260047
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
747 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

TXC173-260056-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-210526T0130Z/
Glasscock TX-
747 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
western Texas.

LAT...LON 3209 10157 3252 10137 3253 10066 3209 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 235DEG 21KT 3234 10123 

$$

TXC227-335-260130-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0162.000000T0000Z-210526T0130Z/
Mitchell TX-Howard TX-
747 PM CDT Tue May 25 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR MITCHELL AND EASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...

At 746 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Coahoma, or 15
miles northeast of Big Spring, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Colorado City, Coahoma, Loraine, Forsan, Sand Springs,
Colorado City Airport, Lake Colorado City, Lake Colorado City State
Park, Champion Creek Reservoir, Westbrook, Vincent, Cuthbert, Buford,
Big Spring Country Club, Elbow and Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle
Airpark.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 178 and 228.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3209 10157 3252 10137 3253 10066 3209 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0046Z 235DEG 21KT 3234 10123 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

89

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 25, 7:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Howard, Scurry	2 hr
May 25, 7:36 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	3 hr
May 25, 7:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	76 min
May 25, 8:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard, Mitchell	46 min
May 25, 9:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	48 min
May 26, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	23 min
May 26, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	52 min
May 26, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	48 min
May 26, 5:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	61 min
May 26, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	29 min
May 26, 5:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ward, Winkler	53 min
May 26, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		37 min
May 26, 6:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	53 min
May 26, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ward, Winkler	62 min
May 26, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	29 min

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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.