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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2021, 6:17 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 43 min. 1 report 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
- Jun 2, 2021, 6:17 PM CDT (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 6:18 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 8 Wsw Notrees, TX |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 75 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
273
WUUS54 KMAF 022317
SVRMAF
TXC103-135-475-495-030000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0249.210602T2317Z-210603T0000Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
617 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Ector County in western Texas...
Northeastern Ward County in western Texas...
Southern Winkler County in western Texas...
Northwestern Crane County in western Texas...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles east of
Kermit, moving southwest 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...
Monahans, Kermit, Wink, Thorntonville, Pyote, Wickett, Notrees, Roy
Hurd Memorial Airport and Monahans Sandhills State Park.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 63 and 91.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3199 10291 3191 10269 3144 10278 3146 10312
3166 10333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2317Z 024DEG 21KT 3185 10287
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
891 follow-up statement
104
WWUS54 KMAF 022330
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
630 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
TXC103-135-475-495-030000-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0249.000000T0000Z-210603T0000Z/
Ector TX-Ward TX-Winkler TX-Crane TX-
630 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ECTOR...NORTHEASTERN WARD...SOUTHERN WINKLER AND
NORTHWESTERN CRANE COUNTIES...
At 629 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
of Kermit, moving southwest at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Monahans, Kermit, Wink, Thorntonville, Pyote, Wickett, Roy Hurd
Memorial Airport and Monahans Sandhills State Park.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 63 and 90.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3195 10296 3182 10271 3144 10278 3146 10312
3166 10333
TIME...MOT...LOC 2329Z 024DEG 21KT 3178 10291
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89The 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 | Mitchell, Scurry | 21 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, 6:35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.