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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 268, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 24, 2021Loving County, Reeves County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 24, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT for Loving County, Reeves County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jun 24, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT (01:30 UTC)
Expired: Jun 24, 2021, 9:30 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Loving County, TX, Reeves County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:33 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 24, 8:40 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	7 N Mentone, TX	REPORT OF MULTIPLE POWER POLES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 124 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 506 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -120 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2521 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

199 
WUUS54 KMAF 250130
SVRMAF
TXC301-389-250230-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0268.210625T0130Z-210625T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
830 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Reeves County in southwestern Texas...
  Southeastern Loving County in western Texas...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 829 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
  Mentone, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Golf 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...
  Mentone and Slash Ranch. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3165 10333 3165 10371 3189 10374 3192 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0129Z 262DEG 13KT 3181 10361 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

91

1 follow-up statement

767 
WWUS54 KMAF 250153
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
853 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

TXC389-250201-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0268.000000T0000Z-210625T0230Z/
Reeves TX-
853 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN REEVES COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened and 
moved out of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been 
cancelled.

LAT...LON 3179 10334 3178 10372 3189 10374 3192 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 185DEG 7KT 3185 10362 

$$

TXC301-250230-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0268.000000T0000Z-210625T0230Z/
Loving TX-
853 PM CDT Thu Jun 24 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL LOVING COUNTY...

At 851 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of 
Mentone, moving north at 10 mph. Power poles reported down 6 to 7 
miles north of Mentone.

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...
Slash Ranch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3179 10334 3178 10372 3189 10374 3192 10334
TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 185DEG 7KT 3185 10362 

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

91

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 24, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	26 min
Jun 24, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves	57 min
Jun 24, 8:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	39 min
Jun 25, 1:12 PM CDT	High Wind Watch	MAF	Culberson	14 hr
Jun 25, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector, Ward, Winkler	59 min
Jun 25, 4:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	60 min
Jun 25, 4:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector, Pecos	39 min
Jun 25, 4:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	62 min
Jun 25, 4:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Ward	58 min
Jun 25, 4:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector	49 min
Jun 25, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	65 min
Jun 25, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	59 min
Jun 25, 6:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	46 min
Jun 25, 6:50 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster	3 hr
Jun 25, 6:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.