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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 31, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 5:32 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 43 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, 5:32 PM CDT (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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, 6:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | 5 Nw Cuthbert, TX | MOSTLY NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL WITH LARGEST UP TO PING PONG BALL SIZED. BRIEF STRONG WINDS ESTIMATED UP TO 60 MPH. |
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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 104 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
503
WUUS54 KMAF 032232
SVRMAF
TXC033-227-335-415-032315-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0031.210503T2232Z-210503T2315Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
532 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Scurry County in western Texas...
Northwestern Mitchell County in western Texas...
Southeastern Borden County in western Texas...
Northeastern Howard County in western Texas...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 531 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northeast
of Luther, or 16 miles south of Gail, moving northeast 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...
Luther, J B Thomas Reservoir, Vincent, Cuthbert and Knapp.
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 3239 10147 3259 10149 3282 10120 3248 10102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 241DEG 16KT 3255 10136
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
241 follow-up statement
333
WWUS54 KMAF 032253
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
553 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
TXC033-227-335-415-032315-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0031.000000T0000Z-210503T2315Z/
Scurry TX-Mitchell TX-Borden TX-Howard TX-
553 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SCURRY...NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN
AND NORTHEASTERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
At 552 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over J B Thomas
Reservoir, or 18 miles southwest of Snyder, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
J B Thomas Reservoir, Vincent, Cuthbert and Knapp.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3240 10144 3259 10140 3282 10120 3248 10102
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 255DEG 20KT 3255 10116
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
24The 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, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 51 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, 5:50 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.