Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 264, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 3:53 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 50 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 24, 2021, 3:53 PM MDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2021, 4:43 PM MDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 134 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 133 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 514 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -405 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1310 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 6 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
444
WUUS54 KMAF 242153
SVRMAF
NMC025-242300-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0264.210624T2153Z-210624T2300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
353 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 500 PM MDT.
* At 353 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 miles west of
Monument, or 27 miles west of Eunice, and is nearly stationary.
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...
Hobbs, Monument, Nadine, Oil Center and Lea County Regional
Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3242 10366 3272 10361 3276 10308 3248 10308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 279DEG 2KT 3253 10362
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
492 follow-up statements
841
WWUS54 KMAF 242222
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
422 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021
NMC025-242300-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-210624T2300Z/
Lea NM-
422 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM MDT
FOR CENTRAL LEA COUNTY...
At 421 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles west of
Eunice Airport, or 21 miles west of Eunice, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hobbs, Monument, Nadine, Oil Center and Lea County Regional Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3242 10366 3272 10361 3276 10308 3248 10308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2221Z 282DEG 11KT 3250 10353
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
49263
WWUS54 KMAF 242243
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
443 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021
NMC025-242252-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0264.000000T0000Z-210624T2300Z/
Lea NM-
443 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL LEA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds are
still possible in the area.
LAT...LON 3242 10366 3272 10361 3276 10308 3248 10308
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 279DEG 2KT 3250 10352
$$
49The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 6:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 48 min |
| Jun 23, 7:37 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 3:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 4:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 67 min |
| Jun 24, 4:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 44 min |
| Jun 24, 4:37 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 53 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.