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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 26, 2021Ward County, Winkler County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2021, 6:43 PM CDT for Ward County, Winkler County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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: May 26, 2021, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 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 nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 96 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: 1728 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -233 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1154 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

726 
WUUS54 KMAF 262343
SVRMAF
TXC475-495-270045-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0167.210526T2343Z-210527T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
643 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Ward County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Winkler County in western Texas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pyote, or 14
  miles southwest of Monahans, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include...
  Monahans, Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Pyote, Wickett, Royalty, Roy
  Hurd Memorial Airport and Monahans Sandhills State Park.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 62 and 87.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3166 10316 3177 10280 3130 10277 3132 10290
      3134 10291 3134 10293 3135 10295 3136 10299
      3138 10302 3138 10306 3136 10307 3136 10311
      3138 10321
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 314DEG 11KT 3147 10310 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

146 
WWUS54 KMAF 270015
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
715 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC495-270025-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0167.000000T0000Z-210527T0045Z/
Winkler TX-
715 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

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

LAT...LON 3164 10316 3164 10279 3130 10277 3132 10290
      3134 10291 3134 10293 3135 10295 3136 10299
      3138 10302 3138 10306 3136 10307 3136 10311
      3138 10321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 314DEG 11KT 3140 10302 

$$

TXC475-270045-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0167.000000T0000Z-210527T0045Z/
Ward TX-
715 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN WARD COUNTY...

At 715 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northwest
of Grandfalls, or 14 miles southwest of Monahans, moving southeast at
15 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...
Monahans, Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Pyote, Wickett, Royalty, Roy
Hurd Memorial Airport and Monahans Sandhills State Park.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 63 and 87.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3164 10316 3164 10279 3130 10277 3132 10290
      3134 10291 3134 10293 3135 10295 3136 10299
      3138 10302 3138 10306 3136 10307 3136 10311
      3138 10321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 314DEG 11KT 3140 10302 

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

88

551 
WWUS54 KMAF 270033
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
733 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXC475-270045-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0167.000000T0000Z-210527T0045Z/
Ward TX-
733 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN WARD COUNTY...

At 733 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Grandfalls, or 16 miles south of Monahans, moving southeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
         considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to 
         mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

Locations impacted include...
Monahans, Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Pyote, Wickett, Royalty, Roy
Hurd Memorial Airport and Monahans Sandhills State Park.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 63 and 87.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3164 10316 3164 10279 3130 10277 3132 10290
      3134 10291 3134 10293 3135 10295 3136 10299
      3138 10302 3138 10306 3136 10307 3136 10311
      3138 10321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 314DEG 11KT 3136 10297 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

88

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, 7:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell	76 min
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, 6:46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.