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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 293, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

July 11, 2021Crane County, Pecos County, Ward County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 2021, 6:57 PM CDT for Crane County, Pecos County, Ward County, Texas. It was in force for 63 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, 6:57 PM CDT (23:57 UTC)
Expired
Jul 11, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Ward County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 81 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.

889 
WUUS54 KMAF 112357
SVRMAF
TXC103-371-475-120100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0293.210711T2357Z-210712T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
657 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  Southeastern Ward County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Crane County in western Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 656 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles southeast
  of Monahans, moving south at 10 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...
  Grandfalls, Royalty, Imperial, Imperial Reservoir and Cordona Lake.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3158 10277 3155 10255 3114 10246 3115 10282
      3126 10301
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 010DEG 11KT 3149 10272 

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

89
2 follow-up statements
915 
WWUS54 KMAF 120008
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
708 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

TXC103-371-475-120100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0293.000000T0000Z-210712T0100Z/
Pecos TX-Ward TX-Crane TX-
708 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN WARD AND WEST CENTRAL CRANE
COUNTIES...

At 707 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast
of Grandfalls, or 13 miles southeast of Monahans, moving south 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...
Grandfalls, Royalty, Imperial, Imperial Reservoir and Cordona Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3153 10275 3152 10254 3114 10246 3115 10282
      3126 10301
TIME...MOT...LOC 0007Z 010DEG 11KT 3145 10273 

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

89
107 
WWUS54 KMAF 120029
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
729 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

TXC103-371-475-120100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0293.000000T0000Z-210712T0100Z/
Pecos TX-Ward TX-Crane TX-
729 PM CDT Sun Jul 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN WARD AND WEST CENTRAL CRANE
COUNTIES...

At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Grandfalls, or 20 miles southeast of Monahans, moving south 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...
Grandfalls, Imperial, Imperial Reservoir and Cordona Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3142 10278 3142 10256 3114 10246 3115 10282
      3126 10301
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 358DEG 15KT 3133 10271 

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

89

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 11, 11:13 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF47 min
Jul 11, 12:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCochran15 min
Jul 11, 4:07 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBorden, Dawson, Scurry3 hr
Jul 11, 4:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden, Dawson, Scurry38 min
Jul 11, 5:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock52 min
Jul 11, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis40 min
Jul 11, 5:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis, Presidio3 hr
Jul 11, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Presidio59 min
Jul 11, 6:04 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock3 hr
Jul 11, 6:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFGlasscock4 hr
Jul 11, 6:29 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFJeff Davis3 hr
Jul 11, 6:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPresidio55 min
Jul 11, 6:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane38 min
Jul 11, 6:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFJeff Davis, Presidio61 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.