Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 221, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 2021, 12:15 PM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 60 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2021, 12:15 PM MDT (18:15 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 2021, 1:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 162 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 31, 11:16 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 1949 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 516 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.2
- Supercell composite
- 7.1
The text
As transmitted.
250
WUUS54 KMAF 311815
SVRMAF
NMC015-025-311915-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0221.210531T1815Z-210531T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1215 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Eastern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
Southwestern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 115 PM MDT.
* At 1214 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles east of
Avalon, or 22 miles northeast of Carlsbad, moving northeast at 20
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...
Maljamar and Halfway.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3203 10405 3257 10407 3283 10391 3301 10367
3239 10330 3216 10363
TIME...MOT...LOC 1814Z 218DEG 18KT 3257 10391
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
882 follow-up statements
394
WWUS54 KMAF 311837
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1237 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
NMC015-025-311915-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-210531T1915Z/
Eddy NM-Lea NM-
1237 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM MDT
FOR EASTERN EDDY AND SOUTHWESTERN LEA COUNTIES...
At 1237 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles south of
Maljamar, or 29 miles northeast of Carlsbad, moving northeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Maljamar and Halfway.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3203 10405 3233 10406 3264 10396 3283 10391
3301 10367 3276 10352 3231 10344 3221 10356
3216 10363
TIME...MOT...LOC 1837Z 217DEG 18KT 3266 10383
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
88043
WWUS54 KMAF 311853
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1253 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
NMC015-025-311915-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0221.000000T0000Z-210531T1915Z/
Eddy NM-Lea NM-
1253 PM MDT Mon May 31 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM MDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN EDDY AND WEST CENTRAL LEA COUNTIES...
At 1253 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Maljamar, or 28 miles southwest of Lovington, moving northeast at 20
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...
Maljamar and Halfway.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3264 10396 3283 10391 3301 10367 3276 10352
3249 10375
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 219DEG 18KT 3273 10375
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
88The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 6:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 41 min |
| May 30, 6:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Lea | 3 hr |
| May 30, 7:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 44 min |
| May 30, 7:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 65 min |
| May 30, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 51 min |
| May 31, 5:42 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Lea | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 37 min |
| May 31, 11:41 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 34 min |
| May 31, 1:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 61 min |
| May 31, 2:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 58 min |
| May 31, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 40 min |
| May 31, 5:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 25 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.