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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 193, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 28, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 7:27 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 2 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, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired
May 28, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
2.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 28, 7:56 PM CDTHAIL 2.57 Nne Barstow, TX
May 28, 8:20 PM CDTHAIL 28 E Barstow, TXRELAYED REPORT OF 2 INCH HAIL ALONG I-20 8E BARSTOW.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 28, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 110 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2460 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2460 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1075 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
267 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.7
Supercell composite
18.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

347 
WUUS54 KMAF 290027
SVRMAF
TXC301-389-475-495-290130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0193.210529T0027Z-210529T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
727 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
  Ward County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Winkler County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Loving County in western Texas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 727 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
  of Wink, moving southeast at 30 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, Wink, Thorntonville, Barstow, Pyote, Wickett, B F
  Goodrich Testing Track, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Monahans
  Sandhills State Park and Winkler County Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 48 and 88.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3166 10357 3186 10333 3163 10277 3118 10321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 309DEG 27KT 3167 10326 

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

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1 follow-up statement
787 
WWUS54 KMAF 290109
SVSMAF

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

TXC301-389-475-495-290130-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0193.000000T0000Z-210529T0130Z/
Reeves TX-Ward TX-Winkler TX-Loving TX-
809 PM CDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL REEVES...WARD...SOUTHWESTERN WINKLER AND
SOUTHEASTERN LOVING COUNTIES...

At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pyote, or 16
miles west of Monahans, moving southeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size 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, Wink, Thorntonville, Barstow, Pyote, Wickett, B F Goodrich
Testing Track, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Monahans Sandhills State
Park and Winkler County Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 48 and 88.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 3166 10357 3186 10333 3163 10277 3118 10321
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 299DEG 24KT 3150 10316 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 28, 7:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Midland, Upton58 min
May 28, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton51 min
May 28, 7:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Glasscock, Midland, Upton62 min
May 28, 8:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving29 min
May 28, 8:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan26 min
May 28, 8:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard46 min
May 28, 8:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Midland47 min
May 28, 9:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines60 min
May 28, 9:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard32 min
May 28, 9:44 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGaines3 hr
May 28, 9:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin55 min
May 28, 10:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Culberson, Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler65 min
May 28, 10:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Borden, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock and 4 more60 min
May 28, 11:26 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson, Loving, Reeves, Winkler2 hr
May 28, 11:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane, Glasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton58 min
May 28, 11:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Loving, Reeves, Ward66 min
May 28, 11:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry40 min
May 29, 12:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin, Mitchell38 min
May 29, 12:24 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Mitchell2 hr
May 29, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Mitchell46 min
May 29, 12:33 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan, Upton42 min
May 29, 12:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell49 min
May 29, 12:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves47 min
May 29, 1:20 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan25 min
May 29, 1:21 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos, Terrell39 min
May 29, 1:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Reeves52 min
May 29, 2:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves51 min
May 29, 3:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Presidio22 min
May 29, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Presidio32 min
May 29, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis41 min
May 29, 5:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis33 min
May 29, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson28 min
May 29, 5:25 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis3 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.