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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 2, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2021, 7:25 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 65 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, 7:25 PM CDT (00:25 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 65 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 2.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 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 nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 125 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: 905 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -134 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2000 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

099 
WUUS54 KMAF 030025
SVRMAF
TXC301-389-475-495-030130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0253.210603T0025Z-210603T0130Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
725 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
  Northwestern Ward County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Winkler County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Loving County in western Texas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 725 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
  of Barstow, or 8 miles north of Pecos, moving north at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Two inch 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...
  Pecos, Mentone, Barstow and Slash Ranch. 

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 47 and 53.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3141 10337 3145 10370 3186 10361 3173 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 199DEG 15KT 3153 10351 

HAIL...2.00IN
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
Jun 2, 7:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Loving, Winkler	63 min
Jun 2, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving, Reeves	40 min
Jun 2, 7:23 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Gaines	3 hr
Jun 2, 7:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	47 min
Jun 2, 7:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	43 min
Jun 2, 7:52 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	3 hr
Jun 2, 8:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	42 min
Jun 2, 8:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	47 min
Jun 2, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ward, Winkler	28 min
Jun 2, 8:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		39 min
Jun 2, 9:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	46 min
Jun 2, 9:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	3 hr
Jun 2, 10:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	45 min
Jun 2, 10:11 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector	3 hr
Jun 2, 10:19 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane	3 hr
Jun 2, 10:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock, Midland	44 min
Jun 2, 10:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Martin, Midland	3 hr
Jun 2, 11:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Midland	50 min
Jun 2, 11:43 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland	3 hr
Jun 2, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	47 min
Jun 2, 11:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	48 min
Jun 3, 12:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Reagan, Upton	3 hr
Jun 3, 12:14 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Howard	3 hr
Jun 3, 12:41 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock, Mitchell	49 min
Jun 3, 1:07 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Upton	3 hr
Jun 3, 1:19 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	41 min
Jun 3, 2:48 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reagan	42 min
Jun 3, 3:40 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Scurry	2 hr
Jun 3, 1:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reagan	51 min
Jun 3, 2:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	40 min
Jun 3, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane, Upton	46 min
Jun 3, 2:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	42 min
Jun 3, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis	55 min
Jun 3, 3:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Culberson	2 hr
Jun 3, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	48 min
Jun 3, 6:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	38 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.