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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 198, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 28, 2021Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 7:38 PM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 67 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, 7:38 PM MDT (01:38 UTC)
Expired: May 28, 2021, 8:45 PM MDT
In force: 67 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 194 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 8:19 PM MDT	HAIL 1.5	4 E Artesia, NM	SOCIAL MEDIA REPORT OF MOSTLY QUARTER SIZE HAIL OR SMALLER WITH A FEW PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL.
May 28, 8:45 PM MDT	HAIL 1	Lakewood, NM	REPORT OF MOSTLY SMALLER HAIL AROUND DIME SIZE WITH LARGEST HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE.

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, 1.6 hours before the alert went out and 193 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

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The text

As transmitted.

483 
WUUS54 KMAF 290138
SVRMAF
NMC015-025-290245-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0198.210529T0138Z-210529T0245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
  West central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 845 PM MDT.

* At 738 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles east of
  Hagerman, or 22 miles northeast of Artesia, 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...
  Artesia, Maljamar, Lea County Zip Franklin Memorial Airport,
  Halfway, Loco Hills, Artesia Municipal Airport, Atoka and Dayton.

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 3297 10377 3304 10376 3302 10368 3250 10364
      3262 10435 3296 10461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 295DEG 34KT 3305 10411 

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

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1 follow-up statement

431 
WWUS54 KMAF 290209
SVSMAF

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

NMC015-025-290245-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0198.000000T0000Z-210529T0245Z/
Eddy NM-Lea NM-
809 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EDDY AND WEST CENTRAL LEA COUNTIES...

At 809 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Artesia, moving
southeast at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Artesia, Maljamar, Lea County Zip Franklin Memorial Airport, Halfway,
Loco Hills, Artesia Municipal Airport, Atoka and Dayton.

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 3297 10377 3304 10376 3302 10368 3250 10364
      3262 10435 3296 10461
TIME...MOT...LOC 0209Z 328DEG 46KT 3290 10433 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
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, 6:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	66 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.