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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 3, 2021Borden County, Dawson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 3:54 PM CDT for Borden County, Dawson County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 2021, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 4:45 PM CDT
In force: 51 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 87 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 3, 4:29 PM CDT	HAIL 0.88	16 Nw Gail, TX

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 3, 3:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 109 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 3894 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 130 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

377 
WUUS54 KMAF 032054
SVRMAF
TXC033-115-032145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0030.210503T2054Z-210503T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
354 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Borden County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Dawson County in western Texas...

* Until 445 PM CDT.

* At 353 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
  of O'donnell, or 9 miles north of Lamesa, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Hancock and Arvana. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3279 10158 3278 10200 3295 10203 3296 10198
      3296 10164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 261DEG 18KT 3288 10192 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

013 
WWUS54 KMAF 032112
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
412 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC033-115-032145-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210503T2145Z/
Borden TX-Dawson TX-
412 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BORDEN AND NORTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...

At 412 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near O'donnell, or
14 miles northeast of Lamesa, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Two inch 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...
Hancock and Arvana. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3279 10158 3279 10192 3294 10192 3296 10191
      3296 10164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2112Z 261DEG 18KT 3289 10181 

HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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056 
WWUS54 KMAF 032128
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
428 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

TXC033-115-032145-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-210503T2145Z/
Borden TX-Dawson TX-
428 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BORDEN AND NORTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTIES...

At 428 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast of
O'donnell, or 18 miles northwest of Gail, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Borden and northeastern Dawson Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 3279 10158 3282 10179 3292 10184 3296 10180
      3296 10164
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 261DEG 18KT 3290 10172 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 3, 3:50 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	MAF	Culberson	26 hr
May 3, 3:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Yoakum	40 min
May 3, 3:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	46 min
May 3, 4:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Yoakum	23 min
May 3, 4:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	49 min
May 3, 4:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		46 min
May 3, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	45 min
May 3, 5:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	43 min
May 3, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Cochran	25 min
May 3, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell, Scurry	48 min
May 3, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terry	24 min
May 3, 6:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	67 min
May 3, 6:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	51 min
May 3, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell, Scurry	36 min
May 3, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	62 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.