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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 256, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 2, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2021, 8:18 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 42 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, 8:18 PM CDT (01:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pecos County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:21 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 84 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 905 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 00:00Z on 2021-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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.

776 
WUUS54 KMAF 030118
SVRMAF
TXC371-389-475-495-030200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0256.210603T0118Z-210603T0200Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  East central Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
  Ward County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Winkler County in western Texas...

* Until 900 PM CDT.

* At 817 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles west of Pyote to 18 miles northwest of Fort
  Stockton, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Monahans, Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Barstow, Pyote, Wickett,
  Coyanosa, Imperial Reservoir, Roy Hurd Memorial Airport, Monahans
  Sandhills State Park, Royalty, B F Goodrich Testing Track and
  Imperial.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 49 and 88.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3184 10280 3165 10280 3165 10277 3130 10277
      3128 10275 3133 10268 3131 10265 3110 10268
      3102 10327 3158 10343
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 250DEG 35KT 3159 10326 3106 10313 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
131 
WWUS54 KMAF 030138
SVSMAF

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

TXC371-389-475-495-030200-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0256.000000T0000Z-210603T0200Z/
Pecos TX-Reeves TX-Ward TX-Winkler TX-
838 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN PECOS...EAST CENTRAL REEVES...WARD AND SOUTH CENTRAL
WINKLER COUNTIES...

At 838 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 6 miles north of Pyote to 15 miles northwest of Fort
Stockton, moving east at 35 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...
Thorntonville, Grandfalls, Barstow, Pyote, Wickett, Royalty,
Coyanosa, B F Goodrich Testing Track and Imperial Reservoir.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 49 and 77.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3175 10301 3126 10280 3110 10268 3102 10327
      3158 10343
TIME...MOT...LOC 0138Z 249DEG 31KT 3163 10314 3110 10301 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Loving, Winkler63 min
Jun 2, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving, Reeves40 min
Jun 2, 7:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGaines3 hr
Jun 2, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler65 min
Jun 2, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster47 min
Jun 2, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving43 min
Jun 2, 7:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler3 hr
Jun 2, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos47 min
Jun 2, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFWard, Winkler28 min
Jun 2, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF39 min
Jun 2, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor46 min
Jun 2, 9:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Gaines3 hr
Jun 2, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines45 min
Jun 2, 10:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor3 hr
Jun 2, 10:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane3 hr
Jun 2, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Midland44 min
Jun 2, 10:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Martin, Midland3 hr
Jun 2, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Howard, Midland50 min
Jun 2, 11:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland3 hr
Jun 2, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson47 min
Jun 2, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton48 min
Jun 3, 12:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFReagan, Upton3 hr
Jun 3, 12:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFHoward3 hr
Jun 3, 12:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Mitchell49 min
Jun 3, 1:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFUpton3 hr
Jun 3, 1:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry41 min
Jun 3, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan42 min
Jun 3, 3:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFScurry2 hr
Jun 3, 1:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan51 min
Jun 3, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis40 min
Jun 3, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane, Upton46 min
Jun 3, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster42 min
Jun 3, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis55 min
Jun 3, 3:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson2 hr
Jun 3, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell48 min
Jun 3, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson38 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.