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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 299, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

August 9, 2021Andrews County, Gaines County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2021, 7:24 PM CDT for Andrews County, Gaines County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 36 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
Aug 9, 2021, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
36 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Gaines County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 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, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1419 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 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -26 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
1419 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-18 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2534 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

386 
WUUS54 KMAF 100024
SVRMAF
NMC025-TXC003-165-100100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0299.210810T0024Z-210810T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
724 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
  Northwestern Andrews County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Gaines County in western Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT/700 PM MDT/.

* At 723 PM CDT/623 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located over 
  Humble City, or near Hobbs, moving north at 25 mph. Gusts at Hobbs 
  Airport have already gusted to more than 60 mph. 

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Hobbs, Lovington, Monument, Nadine, Humble City, Knowles, Lea
  County Regional Airport, Industrial Airpark and Oil Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3249 10298 3247 10335 3291 10344 3302 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 175DEG 21KT 3275 10321 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement
558 
WWUS54 KMAF 100050
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
750 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

NMC025-TXC003-165-100100-
/O.EXP.KMAF.SV.W.0299.000000T0000Z-210810T0100Z/
Lea NM-Andrews TX-Gaines TX-
750 PM CDT Mon Aug 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL LEA...
NORTHWESTERN ANDREWS AND SOUTHWESTERN GAINES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
800 PM CDT/700 PM MDT/...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3249 10298 3247 10335 3291 10344 3302 10307
TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 175DEG 21KT 3288 10322 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 7:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews, Ector, Gaines35 min
Aug 9, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines35 min
Aug 10, 2:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis, Pecos3 hr
Aug 10, 2:49 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis3 hr
Aug 10, 3:13 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos47 min
Aug 10, 3:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF43 min
Aug 10, 3:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis3 hr
Aug 10, 3:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos3 hr
Aug 10, 3:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio43 min
Aug 10, 4:02 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard43 min
Aug 10, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster49 min
Aug 10, 4:37 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFPecos, Reeves, Ward3 hr
Aug 10, 4:42 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster3 hr
Aug 10, 4:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard, Winkler41 min
Aug 10, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster38 min
Aug 10, 5:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor, Ward, Winkler41 min
Aug 10, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster44 min
Aug 10, 6:56 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea49 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.