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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 212, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 30, 2021Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2021, 4:16 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 59 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 30, 2021, 4:16 PM MDT (22:16 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2021, 5:15 PM MDT
In force: 59 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lea County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 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 30, 4:28 PM MDT	HAIL 1	11 W Crossroads, NM	SPOTTER REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL TO QUATER SIZE HAIL BRIEFLY AT THEIR LOCATION.
May 30, 5:10 PM MDT	HAIL 1.75	1 W Crossroads, NM

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 206 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: 122 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -428 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 814 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -69 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

332 
WUUS54 KMAF 302216
SVRMAF
NMC025-302315-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0212.210530T2216Z-210530T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
416 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

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

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 415 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast
  of Caprock, or 22 miles northwest of Tatum, moving east at 10 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...
  Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3337 10324 3338 10366 3356 10368 3357 10362
      3357 10326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 264DEG 11KT 3349 10359 

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

88

4 follow-up statements

468 
WWUS54 KMAF 302236
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
436 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

NMC025-302315-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-210530T2315Z/
Lea NM-
436 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...

At 436 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
Crossroads, or 20 miles northwest of Tatum, moving east at 15 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...
Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10324 3340 10366 3356 10368 3357 10362
      3357 10326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 270DEG 14KT 3349 10351 

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

88

269 
WWUS54 KMAF 302246
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
446 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

NMC025-302315-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-210530T2315Z/
Lea NM-
446 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...

At 446 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Crossroads, or 18 miles northwest of Tatum, moving east at 15 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...
Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10324 3340 10361 3357 10362 3357 10326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2246Z 264DEG 11KT 3349 10347 

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

88

121 
WWUS54 KMAF 302250
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
450 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

NMC025-302315-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-210530T2315Z/
Lea NM-
450 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...

At 448 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Crossroads, or 18 miles northwest of Tatum, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail has been reported 
         with this storm. A rotating wall cloud has also been 
         reported.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10324 3340 10361 3357 10362 3357 10326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 264DEG 11KT 3349 10346 

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

88

006 
WWUS54 KMAF 302259
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
459 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

NMC025-302315-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0212.000000T0000Z-210530T2315Z/
Lea NM-
459 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...

At 459 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Crossroads, or
17 miles north of Tatum, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. Quarter sized 
         hail was reported approximately half an hour ago, and 
         reports on the ground state that there is a rotating wall 
         cloud. 

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...
Crossroads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10324 3340 10361 3357 10362 3357 10326
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 264DEG 11KT 3349 10342 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
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 30, 5:13 PM MDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Lea	20 min
May 30, 5:33 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	57 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.