Alert archive / New Mexico / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 4:23 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 67 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, 4:23 PM MDT (22:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2021, 5:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lea County, NM
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:26 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, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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.
652
WUUS54 KMAF 242223
SVRMAF
NMC025-242330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0265.210624T2223Z-210624T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
423 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
* Until 530 PM MDT.
* At 423 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 21 miles west of
Eunice Airport, or 25 miles west of Eunice, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size 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...
Eunice 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 3223 10369 3242 10366 3247 10322 3217 10329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 282DEG 11KT 3237 10359
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
491 follow-up statement
778
WWUS54 KMAF 242300
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
500 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021
NMC025-242330-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0265.000000T0000Z-210624T2330Z/
Lea NM-
500 PM MDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MDT
FOR SOUTHERN LEA COUNTY...
At 459 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles southwest
of Eunice Airport, or 23 miles west of Eunice, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Eunice Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
Very heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 10369 3242 10366 3247 10322 3217 10329
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 278DEG 13KT 3233 10355
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 3:53 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 50 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.