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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 246, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 2, 2021Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2021, 4:17 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 21 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: Jun 2, 2021, 4:17 PM CDT (21:17 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2021, 4:38 PM CDT
In force: 21 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:17 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 2, 2:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 145 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: 1221 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 848 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 1.6

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The text

As transmitted.

746 
WUUS54 KMAF 022117
SVRMAF
TXC335-415-022215-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0246.210602T2117Z-210602T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
417 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Scurry County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Mitchell County in western Texas...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 417 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Loraine, or 7
  miles southeast of Colorado City, moving north 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...
  Colorado City, Loraine, Inadale and Champion Creek Reservoir. 

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 218 and 228.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3222 10069 3228 10086 3260 10083 3256 10066
      3225 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 202DEG 14KT 3234 10076 

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

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1 follow-up statement

551 
WWUS54 KMAF 022138
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
438 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

TXC335-415-022148-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0246.000000T0000Z-210602T2215Z/
Scurry TX-Mitchell TX-
438 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY AND
NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
western Texas.

LAT...LON 3222 10069 3228 10086 3260 10083 3256 10066
      3225 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 202DEG 14KT 3242 10072 

$$

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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
Jun 1, 7:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	42 min
Jun 1, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	63 min
Jun 1, 7:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	59 min
Jun 1, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	63 min
Jun 1, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland	48 min
Jun 2, 1:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	43 min
Jun 2, 2:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	45 min
Jun 2, 2:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	42 min
Jun 2, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Martin	60 min
Jun 2, 2:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	37 min
Jun 2, 2:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	32 min
Jun 2, 3:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Mitchell	46 min
Jun 2, 3:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	55 min
Jun 2, 3:22 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Culberson	4 hr
Jun 2, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Howard, Martin	67 min
Jun 2, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	47 min
Jun 2, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	45 min
Jun 2, 3:37 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	57 min
Jun 2, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	41 min
Jun 2, 4:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Mitchell	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves	65 min
Jun 2, 4:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Mitchell	48 min
Jun 2, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Winkler	46 min
Jun 2, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Midland	43 min
Jun 2, 4:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	23 min
Jun 2, 4:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	49 min
Jun 2, 4:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:55 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio	3 hr
Jun 2, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Winkler	62 min
Jun 2, 5:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	45 min
Jun 2, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	45 min
Jun 2, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	45 min
Jun 2, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	52 min
Jun 2, 5:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	46 min
Jun 2, 6:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler	43 min
Jun 2, 6:35 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	3 hr
Jun 2, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	44 min
Jun 2, 6:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	40 min
Jun 2, 6:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Gaines, Winkler	3 hr
Jun 2, 6:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	52 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.