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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 249, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 2, 20214 counties in Texas

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 2, 6:18 PM CDTHAIL 18 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 2, 2:50 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1221 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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.

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
 
$$

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1 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
 
$$

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines42 min
Jun 1, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines63 min
Jun 1, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio59 min
Jun 1, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews63 min
Jun 1, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Martin, Midland48 min
Jun 2, 1:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson43 min
Jun 2, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines45 min
Jun 2, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson42 min
Jun 2, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson, Martin60 min
Jun 2, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews37 min
Jun 2, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson32 min
Jun 2, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell46 min
Jun 2, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines55 min
Jun 2, 3:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCulberson4 hr
Jun 2, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Howard, Martin67 min
Jun 2, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson47 min
Jun 2, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson45 min
Jun 2, 3:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin3 hr
Jun 2, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson57 min
Jun 2, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis41 min
Jun 2, 4:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFMitchell3 hr
Jun 2, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves65 min
Jun 2, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell48 min
Jun 2, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Winkler46 min
Jun 2, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry21 min
Jun 2, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Midland43 min
Jun 2, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis23 min
Jun 2, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis49 min
Jun 2, 4:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson3 hr
Jun 2, 4:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio3 hr
Jun 2, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Winkler62 min
Jun 2, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland45 min
Jun 2, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio45 min
Jun 2, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves45 min
Jun 2, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster52 min
Jun 2, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWinkler46 min
Jun 2, 6:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Presidio3 hr
Jun 2, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWinkler44 min
Jun 2, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves40 min
Jun 2, 6:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Ector, Gaines, Winkler3 hr
Jun 2, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster52 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.