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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 297, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 38 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 25, 2021, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2021, 8:50 PM CDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Andrews County, TX, Ector County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:13 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 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 10 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
- 1385 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2475 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -25 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
299
WUUS54 KMAF 260112
SVRMAF
TXC003-135-317-329-260215-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0297.210726T0112Z-210726T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
812 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Ector County in western Texas...
Southeastern Andrews County in western Texas...
Northwestern Midland County in western Texas...
Southwestern Martin County in western Texas...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 812 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Midland
International Air and Space Port, or near Midland, and is nearly
stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Midland, Midland International Air and Space Port and Midland
Airpark.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 133 and 136.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3196 10207 3193 10229 3210 10236 3214 10222
3212 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 0112Z 171DEG 2KT 3202 10220
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
242 follow-up statements
127
WWUS54 KMAF 260139
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
839 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
TXC003-135-317-329-260215-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0297.000000T0000Z-210726T0215Z/
Ector TX-Andrews TX-Midland TX-Martin TX-
839 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ECTOR...SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS...NORTHWESTERN MIDLAND
AND SOUTHWESTERN MARTIN COUNTIES...
At 839 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Midland, moving
northeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Midland and Midland Airpark.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 135 and 136.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3196 10207 3201 10229 3210 10236 3214 10222
3212 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 0139Z 224DEG 6KT 3209 10208
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
24888
WWUS54 KMAF 260150
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
850 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
TXC003-135-317-329-260200-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0297.000000T0000Z-210726T0215Z/
Ector TX-Andrews TX-Midland TX-Martin TX-
850 PM CDT Sun Jul 25 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ECTOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS...NORTHWESTERN MIDLAND AND SOUTHWESTERN MARTIN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3196 10207 3201 10229 3210 10236 3214 10222
3212 10206
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 171DEG 2KT 3210 10208
$$
24The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 7:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 41 min |
| Jul 25, 7:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 50 min |
| Jul 25, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 8:04 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Midland | 3 hr |
| Jul 26, 2:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Yoakum | 45 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.