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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 196, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 28, 2021Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 6:54 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 66 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, 6:54 PM MDT (00:54 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lea County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:56 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, 7:30 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 66	2 Sw Tatum, NM	TATUM MESONET MEASURES 66 MPH WIND GUST.
May 28, 7:31 PM MDT	TSTM WND GST 69	1 Sw Tatum, NM

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, 1:45 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 186 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: 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.

636 
WUUS54 KMAF 290054
SVRMAF
NMC025-290200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0196.210529T0054Z-210529T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 654 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Caprock, or
  28 miles northwest of Tatum, moving southeast at 40 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...
  Lovington, Tatum, Caprock, McDonald, Maljamar, Crossroads, Gladiola
  and Tatum Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3307 10306 3276 10379 3297 10380 3297 10376
      3340 10377 3340 10372 3357 10372 3357 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0054Z 305DEG 34KT 3347 10372 

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

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1 follow-up statement

362 
WWUS54 KMAF 290132
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
732 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

NMC025-290200-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0196.000000T0000Z-210529T0200Z/
Lea NM-
732 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM MDT
FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...

At 732 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tatum, moving
southeast 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...
Lovington, Tatum, Caprock, McDonald, Maljamar, Crossroads, Gladiola
and Tatum Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3307 10306 3276 10379 3297 10380 3297 10376
      3340 10377 3340 10372 3357 10372 3357 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 305DEG 34KT 3326 10337 

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

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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 28, 7:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	67 min
May 28, 8:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	60 min
May 28, 8:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	67 min
May 28, 8:44 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Eddy, Lea	3 hr
May 28, 8:50 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	55 min
May 28, 9:40 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	65 min
May 28, 10:26 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Eddy, Lea	2 hr
May 28, 10:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	66 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.