Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2021, 8:38 PM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 67 min. 4 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, 8:38 PM MDT (02:38 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2021, 9:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:39 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, 8:45 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Lakewood, NM | REPORT OF MOSTLY SMALLER HAIL AROUND DIME SIZE WITH LARGEST HAIL UP TO QUARTER SIZE. |
| May 28, 9:01 PM MDT | HAIL 1.75 | Seven Rivers, NM | SPOTTER REPORT OF UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL ON THE ROAD AT THEIR LOCATION. HAILED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. |
| May 28, 9:13 PM MDT | HAIL 1 | Carlsbad, NM | SOCIAL MEDIA PHOTO OF QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CARLSBAD. |
| May 28, 9:14 PM MDT | HAIL 2 | 7 W Avalon, NM | SPOTTER REPORTS QUARTER SIZE HAIL FALLING WITH HEN EGG SIZE HAIL ON THE HIGHWAY. |
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, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 211 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
402
WUUS54 KMAF 290238
SVRMAF
NMC015-025-290345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0200.210529T0238Z-210529T0345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
838 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
West central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 945 PM MDT.
* At 838 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
Avalon, or 14 miles north of Carlsbad, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Carlsbad, Loving, Avalon, Seven Rivers Airport, Malaga, Brantley
Lake State Park, Carlsbad North, Whites City, Carlsbad Caverns
National Park, Lincoln National Forest, Otis, Cavern City Air
Terminal, Living Desert State Park, Dayton, Lakewood, Halfway and
Lake Avalon.
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 3266 10484 3278 10446 3271 10415 3274 10357
3234 10382 3212 10421 3221 10483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0238Z 310DEG 30KT 3261 10424
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
492 follow-up statements
246
WWUS54 KMAF 290254
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
854 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
NMC015-025-290345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-210529T0345Z/
Eddy NM-Lea NM-
854 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL EDDY AND WEST CENTRAL LEA COUNTIES...
At 853 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 16 miles southeast of Maljamar to near Avalon to 14
miles west of Seven Rivers Airport, moving south at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Carlsbad, Loving, Avalon, Seven Rivers Airport, Malaga, Brantley Lake
State Park, Carlsbad North, Whites City, Carlsbad Caverns National
Park, Lincoln National Forest, Otis, Cavern City Air Terminal, Living
Desert State Park, Lakewood, Halfway and Lake Avalon.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3266 10484 3268 10445 3271 10415 3274 10357
3234 10382 3212 10421 3221 10483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0253Z 358DEG 41KT 3265 10363 3247 10426 3256 10466
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
49648
WWUS54 KMAF 290329
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
929 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
NMC015-025-290345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-210529T0345Z/
Eddy NM-Lea NM-
929 PM MDT Fri May 28 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL EDDY AND WEST CENTRAL LEA COUNTIES...
At 929 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 25 miles west of Eunice Airport to 16 miles northeast
of Malaga to near Loving to near Carlsbad to 12 miles southwest of
Brantley Lake State Park, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Carlsbad, Loving, Avalon, Malaga, Carlsbad North, Whites City,
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Lincoln National Forest, Otis, Cavern
City Air Terminal, Living Desert State Park, Halfway and Lake Avalon.
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 3248 10484 3252 10438 3274 10357 3234 10382
3212 10421 3221 10483
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 326DEG 20KT 3242 10367 3232 10381 3231 10413
3232 10423 3241 10450
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
49The 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, 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, 8:44 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.