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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 191, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 28, 20216 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 6:41 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 64 min. 3 reports 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 28, 2021, 6:41 PM CDT (23:41 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force: 64 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX, Midland County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:41 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 28, 6:42 PM CDT	HAIL 3	10 S Penwell, TX	61 MPH MEASURED WIND GUST AS WELL.
May 28, 7:20 PM CDT	HAIL 2	1 W Pleasant Farms, TX	60 MPH WIND ALSO REPORTED.
May 28, 7:21 PM CDT	HAIL 2	5 Sw Pleasant Farms, TX	2.2 INCH MEASURED

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 28, 2:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
May 28, 3:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 58 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: 1694 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -279 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1059 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 164 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

264 
WUUS54 KMAF 282341
SVRMAF
TXC103-135-329-461-475-495-290045-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0191.210528T2341Z-210529T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
641 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Ector County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Ward County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Midland County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Winkler County in western Texas...
  Crane County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 641 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles east of
  Monahans, moving north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and ping pong ball size hail.

  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...
  Odessa, Monahans, Thorntonville, West Odessa, Penwell, Roy Hurd
  Memorial Airport, Monahans Sandhills State Park and Pleasant Farms.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 75 and 117.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3132 10250 3149 10298 3197 10304 3178 10210
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 198DEG 12KT 3156 10263 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

644 
WWUS54 KMAF 282343
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
643 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021

TXC103-135-329-461-475-495-290045-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-210529T0045Z/
Ector TX-Ward TX-Midland TX-Winkler TX-Crane TX-Upton TX-
643 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN ECTOR...NORTHEASTERN WARD...SOUTHWESTERN MIDLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN WINKLER...CRANE AND NORTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES...

At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles east of
Monahans, moving north at 15 mph.

This is a very dangerous storm.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. 
         Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, 
         siding, and vehicles.

Locations impacted include...
Odessa, Monahans, Thorntonville, West Odessa, Penwell, Roy Hurd
Memorial Airport, Monahans Sandhills State Park and Pleasant Farms.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 75 and 117.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3132 10250 3149 10298 3197 10304 3178 10210
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 198DEG 12KT 3157 10263 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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950 
WWUS54 KMAF 290030
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
730 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021

TXC103-135-329-461-475-495-290045-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0191.000000T0000Z-210529T0045Z/
Ector TX-Ward TX-Midland TX-Winkler TX-Crane TX-Upton TX-
730 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN ECTOR...NORTHEASTERN WARD...SOUTHWESTERN MIDLAND...
SOUTHEASTERN WINKLER...CRANE AND NORTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES...

At 730 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southeast
of West Odessa, or 13 miles south of Odessa, moving northeast at 20
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...
Odessa, Monahans, Thorntonville, West Odessa, Penwell, Roy Hurd
Memorial Airport, Monahans Sandhills State Park and Pleasant Farms.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 75 and 117.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3132 10250 3149 10298 3197 10304 3178 10210
TIME...MOT...LOC 0030Z 235DEG 16KT 3169 10241 

HAIL...2.00IN
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
May 27, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	93 min
May 27, 7:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	39 min
May 27, 7:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock	40 min
May 27, 7:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock	3 hr
May 27, 8:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Terrell	79 min
May 28, 1:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	34 min
May 28, 2:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	31 min
May 28, 2:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	67 min
May 28, 3:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	45 min
May 28, 3:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	66 min
May 28, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	31 min
May 28, 3:30 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster	3 hr
May 28, 3:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	66 min
May 28, 3:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	33 min
May 28, 4:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	44 min
May 28, 4:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		43 min
May 28, 4:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	67 min
May 28, 4:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	42 min
May 28, 4:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster	3 hr
May 28, 4:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	66 min
May 28, 5:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	37 min
May 28, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	45 min
May 28, 5:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Upton, Ward	59 min
May 28, 6:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	23 min
May 28, 6:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	48 min
May 28, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	58 min
May 28, 6:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Reeves	39 min
May 28, 6:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Upton, Ward	2 hr
May 28, 6:56 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	49 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.