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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 5, 2021Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2021, 3:00 AM MDT for Eddy County, Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 45 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
Jul 5, 2021, 3:00 AM MDT (09:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2021, 3:45 AM MDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Eddy County, NM, Lea County, NM

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 180 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1060 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 00:00Z on 2021-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 5 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1060 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1726 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

444 
WUUS54 KMAF 050900
SVRMAF
NMC015-025-050945-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0285.210705T0900Z-210705T0945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
300 AM MDT Mon Jul 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...
  Central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 345 AM MDT.

* At 300 AM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 7 miles northeast of Hobbs to 6 miles west of
  Monument to 22 miles east of Carlsbad North to 7 miles south of
  Artesia to 10 miles northeast of Hope, moving south at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hobbs, Carlsbad, Artesia, Lovington, Eunice, Loving, Monument,
  Humble City, Avalon, Maljamar, Eunice Airport, Seven Rivers
  Airport, Nadine, Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad North, Malaga,
  Loco Hills, Otis, Dayton and Halfway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10465 3296 10379 3306 10330 3319 10306
      3245 10306 3225 10338 3216 10385 3233 10442
      3254 10472
TIME...MOT...LOC 0900Z 003DEG 32KT 3280 10304 3264 10337 3254 10386
3273 10441 3291 10460

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
690 
WWUS54 KMAF 050931
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
331 AM MDT Mon Jul 5 2021

NMC015-025-050945-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0285.000000T0000Z-210705T0945Z/
Eddy NM-Lea NM-
331 AM MDT Mon Jul 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM MDT
FOR CENTRAL EDDY AND CENTRAL LEA COUNTIES...

At 331 AM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Nadine to 7 miles west of Eunice Airport to 14
miles east of Loving to near Brantley Lake State Park to 11 miles
southeast of Hope, moving south at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Hobbs, Carlsbad, Artesia, Lovington, Eunice, Loving, Monument, Humble
City, Avalon, Maljamar, Eunice Airport, Seven Rivers Airport, Nadine,
Brantley Lake State Park, Carlsbad North, Malaga, Loco Hills, Otis,
Dayton and Halfway.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3281 10466 3286 10390 3293 10337 3306 10306
      3245 10306 3225 10338 3216 10385 3233 10442
      3254 10472
TIME...MOT...LOC 0931Z 014DEG 27KT 3260 10303 3244 10336 3234 10385
3253 10440 3271 10459

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 12:45 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea45 min
Jul 5, 1:31 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea59 min
Jul 5, 2:27 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea63 min
Jul 5, 3:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy, Lea47 min
Jul 5, 3:58 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy3 hr

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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.