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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 301, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

August 17, 2021Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2021, 7:20 PM CDT for Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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 17, 2021, 7:20 PM CDT (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2021, 8:00 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Terrell County, TX

The radar

The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 209 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 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

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 155 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 491 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, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 31 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
491 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1119 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
109 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

432 
WUUS54 KMAF 180020
SVRMAF
TXC443-180100-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0301.210818T0020Z-210818T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
720 PM CDT Tue Aug 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Terrell County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sanderson,
  moving southeast at 15 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...
  Sanderson, Dryden and Terrell County Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2986 10225 2985 10226 2987 10227 2986 10228
      2988 10230 2988 10232 2993 10239 3015 10257
      3019 10257 3031 10225 3003 10194 2985 10223
      2985 10225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 322DEG 13KT 3013 10229 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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1 follow-up statement
574 
WWUS54 KMAF 180037
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
737 PM CDT Tue Aug 17 2021

TXC443-180100-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0301.000000T0000Z-210818T0100Z/
Terrell TX-
737 PM CDT Tue Aug 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTY...

At 737 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles west of
Dryden, moving southeast 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...
Sanderson, Dryden and Terrell County Airport. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 2986 10225 2985 10226 2987 10227 2986 10228
      2988 10230 2988 10232 2993 10239 3015 10257
      3015 10253 3024 10221 3003 10194 2985 10223
      2985 10225
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 322DEG 13KT 3008 10225 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 7:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell40 min
Aug 17, 7:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster49 min
Aug 17, 8:36 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFTerrell114 min
Aug 18, 6:21 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Dawson, Ector, Gaines, Martin, Midland4 hr
Aug 18, 4:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF52 min
Aug 18, 4:10 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves50 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.