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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 261, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 9, 2021Pecos County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2021, 5:57 PM CDT for Pecos County, Texas. It was in force for 48 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 9, 2021, 5:57 PM CDT (22:57 UTC)
Expired
Jun 9, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pecos County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 2021-06-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2285 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 2021-06-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 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
2285 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-333 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1758 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

572 
WUUS54 KMAF 092257
SVRMAF
TXC371-100000-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0261.210609T2257Z-210610T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
557 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 556 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
  of Fort Stockton, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Emergency management reported quarter size hail north of 
           Fort Stockton.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Fort Stockton and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport. 

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 258 and 285.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Midland.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3082 10245 3088 10290 3115 10298 3127 10260
      3126 10253
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 250DEG 15KT 3105 10272 

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

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2 follow-up statements
442 
WWUS54 KMAF 092324
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
624 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

TXC371-100000-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-210610T0000Z/
Pecos TX-
624 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY...

At 623 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 18 miles west of
McCamey, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Emergency management reported quarter size hail in this 
         storm.

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

Locations impacted include...
Fort Stockton and Fort Stockton-Pecos County Airport. 

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 258 and 285.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Midland.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3082 10245 3088 10290 3115 10298 3122 10260
      3124 10253
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 250DEG 18KT 3110 10254 

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

88
472 
WWUS54 KMAF 092345
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
645 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

TXC371-092355-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0261.000000T0000Z-210610T0000Z/
Pecos TX-
645 PM CDT Wed Jun 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.  However gusty winds are still possible with this
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3082 10245 3088 10290 3115 10298 3122 10260
      3124 10253
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 250DEG 15KT 3113 10244 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 9, 2:15 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Culberson, Dawson and 18 more30 hr
Jun 9, 5:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos51 min
Jun 9, 5:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos46 min
Jun 9, 6:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton52 min
Jun 9, 6:56 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Ward34 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.