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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 265, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 24, 2021Lea County, New Mexico

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 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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 514 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 2021-06-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
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

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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
 
$$

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1 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
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 23, 6:42 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy48 min
Jun 23, 7:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea38 min
Jun 24, 3:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea41 min
Jun 24, 3:53 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea50 min
Jun 24, 4:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea44 min
Jun 24, 4:37 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea53 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.