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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 305, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

August 21, 2021Gaines County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2021, 5:07 PM CDT for Gaines County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 53 min. 2 reports 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
Aug 21, 2021, 5:07 PM CDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lea County, NM, Gaines County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:09 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 21, 5:08 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 595 Nw Hobbs, NM
Aug 21, 5:53 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGHobbs, NMMATURE, TALL TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HOBBS.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 126 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 2021-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 200 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 2021-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 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
200 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-198 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1271 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

464 
WUUS54 KMAF 212207
SVRMAF
NMC025-TXC165-212300-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0305.210821T2207Z-210821T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
507 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

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

* Until 600 PM CDT/500 PM MDT/.

* At 506 PM CDT/406 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Hobbs, moving northeast 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...
  Hobbs, Monument, Nadine, Humble City, Knowles, Lea County Regional
  Airport, Industrial Airpark and Higginbotham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10296 3263 10285 3258 10330 3276 10334
      3296 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 240DEG 8KT 3270 10322 

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

$$

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1 follow-up statement
936 
WWUS54 KMAF 212230
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
530 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

NMC025-TXC165-212300-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0305.000000T0000Z-210821T2300Z/
Lea NM-Gaines TX-
530 PM CDT Sat Aug 21 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM
CDT/500 PM MDT/ FOR EAST CENTRAL LEA AND NORTHWESTERN GAINES
COUNTIES...

At 528 PM CDT/428 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located over
Hobbs, moving northeast at 10 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 408 PM MDT, a 59 mph wind gust was 
         reported near Hobbs.

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

Locations impacted include...
Hobbs, Monument, Nadine, Humble City, Knowles, Lea County Regional
Airport, Industrial Airpark and Higginbotham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10296 3263 10285 3258 10330 3276 10334
      3296 10300
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 240DEG 7KT 3272 10318 

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 20, 8:24 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFScurry3 hr
Aug 21, 1:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis49 min
Aug 21, 2:00 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis2 hr
Aug 21, 2:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis46 min
Aug 21, 2:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis118 min
Aug 21, 2:48 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis117 min
Aug 21, 2:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFJeff Davis115 min
Aug 21, 4:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFReeves3 hr
Aug 21, 2:21 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea114 min
Aug 21, 2:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea49 min
Aug 21, 3:54 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea3 hr
Aug 21, 4:38 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea52 min
Aug 21, 5:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFLea3 hr
Aug 21, 6:17 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy3 hr
Aug 21, 6:32 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEddy2 hr
Aug 21, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy23 min
Aug 21, 6:47 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea3 hr

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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.