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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 286, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 11, 2021Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 10:17 AM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 58 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 11, 2021, 10:17 AM MDT (16:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 11:15 AM MDT
In force
58 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Lea County, NM

The radar

The Cannon AFB radar (KFDX), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:20 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, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 203 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 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 964 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 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 1 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
964 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-244 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1122 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

692 
WUUS54 KMAF 111617
SVRMAF
NMC025-111715-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0286.210711T1617Z-210711T1715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1017 AM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

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

* Until 1115 AM MDT.

* At 1017 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of 
  Caprock, or 28 miles northwest of Tatum, moving southeast at 25 
  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...
  Tatum and Caprock. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10307 3303 10376 3340 10377 3340 10372
      3357 10372 3357 10354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1617Z 299DEG 25KT 3353 10369 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
314 
WWUS54 KMAF 111646
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1046 AM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

NMC025-111715-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0286.000000T0000Z-210711T1715Z/
Lea NM-
1046 AM MDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 AM MDT
FOR NORTHERN LEA COUNTY...

At 1045 AM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast 
of Caprock, or 22 miles northwest of Tatum, moving southeast at 20 
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...
Tatum and Caprock. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10307 3303 10376 3340 10377 3340 10372
      3357 10372 3357 10354
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 305DEG 15KT 3347 10361 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 11:11 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea64 min
Jul 11, 11:36 AM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea5 hr
Jul 11, 12:03 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea57 min
Jul 11, 3:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy62 min
Jul 11, 4:07 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy3 hr
Jul 11, 4:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy59 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.