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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 258, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 6, 2021Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 6, 2021, 11:23 PM CDT for Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 52 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 6, 2021, 11:23 PM CDT (04:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:25 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, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 2021-06-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1191 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 2021-06-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
1191 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2971 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
157 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
3.2

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The text

As transmitted.

459 
WUUS54 KMAF 070423
SVRMAF
TXC115-165-070515-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0258.210607T0423Z-210607T0515Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1123 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Gaines County in western Texas...
  Northern Dawson County in western Texas...

* Until 1215 AM CDT.

* At 1122 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Welch, or 16
  miles northwest of Lamesa, moving east at 25 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...
  Welch, Hancock, Punkin Center and Arvana. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3274 10172 3281 10227 3296 10222 3296 10172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0422Z 279DEG 21KT 3294 10212 

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

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1 follow-up statement
904 
WWUS54 KMAF 070449
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1149 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

TXC165-070458-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0258.000000T0000Z-210607T0515Z/
Gaines TX-
1149 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN GAINES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3279 10212 3296 10209 3296 10172 3274 10172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 279DEG 21KT 3292 10194 

$$

TXC115-070515-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0258.000000T0000Z-210607T0515Z/
Dawson TX-
1149 PM CDT Sun Jun 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM CDT
FOR NORTHERN DAWSON COUNTY...

At 1148 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near O'donnell, or
12 miles north of Lamesa, moving east at 25 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...
Punkin Center, Hancock and Arvana. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3279 10212 3296 10209 3296 10172 3274 10172
TIME...MOT...LOC 0448Z 279DEG 21KT 3292 10194 

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 6, 9:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFYoakum52 min
Jun 6, 10:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines63 min
Jun 6, 10:54 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor, Winkler66 min
Jun 6, 11:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson46 min
Jun 6, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor, Midland48 min
Jun 7, 12:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden, Dawson60 min
Jun 7, 12:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson, Scurry55 min
Jun 7, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Scurry44 min
Jun 7, 3:15 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Terrell, Winkler18 hr
Jun 7, 2:00 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves31 hr

Nearby

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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.