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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 266, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 4:37 PM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico; Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 53 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, 4:37 PM MDT (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2021, 5:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Lea County, NM, Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 137 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:37 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 135 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.
609
WUUS54 KMAF 242237
SVRMAF
NMC025-TXC165-242330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0266.210624T2237Z-210624T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
537 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
Northwestern Gaines County in western Texas...
* Until 630 PM CDT/530 PM MDT/.
* At 537 PM CDT/437 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 10
miles northeast of Humble City, or 12 miles east of Lovington,
moving southeast 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...
Hobbs, Humble City, Industrial Airpark, Knowles and Higginbotham.
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 3296 10306 3296 10293 3273 10292 3269 10358
3310 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 333DEG 13KT 3294 10314
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
491 follow-up statement
414
WWUS54 KMAF 242310
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
610 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
NMC025-TXC165-242330-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0266.000000T0000Z-210624T2330Z/
Lea NM-Gaines TX-
610 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM
CDT/530 PM MDT/ FOR EAST CENTRAL LEA AND NORTHWESTERN GAINES
COUNTIES...
At 610 PM CDT/510 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
Humble City, or 9 miles north of Hobbs, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hobbs, Humble City, Industrial Airpark, Knowles and Higginbotham.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
&&
LAT...LON 3296 10306 3296 10293 3273 10292 3275 10335
3310 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 283DEG 1KT 3287 10316
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
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, 4:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Lea | 67 min |
| Jun 24, 4:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 44 min |
| Jun 24, 3:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 24 min | |
| Jun 24, 3:39 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Presidio | 51 min |
| Jun 24, 4:00 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 30 min |
| Jun 24, 4:25 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 35 min | |
| Jun 24, 4:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 42 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.