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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 3, 2021Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 6:23 PM CDT for Dawson County, Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 67 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
May 3, 2021, 6:23 PM CDT (23:23 UTC)
Expired
May 3, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dawson County, TX, Gaines County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 3, 3:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 101 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 2021-05-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-05-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -59 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

953 
WUUS54 KMAF 032323
SVRMAF
TXC115-165-040030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0033.210503T2323Z-210504T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Gaines County in western Texas...
  Northern Dawson County in western Texas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 623 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Welch, or 18
  miles south of Brownfield, moving east at 30 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...
  Lamesa, Welch, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Punkin Center, Arvana,
  Hancock and Key.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3271 10174 3283 10232 3296 10231 3296 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 274DEG 26KT 3291 10222 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
037 
WWUS54 KMAF 032343
SVSMAF

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

TXC115-165-040030-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-210504T0030Z/
Gaines TX-Dawson TX-
643 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN GAINES AND NORTHERN DAWSON COUNTIES...

At 643 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Welch, or 14
miles northwest of Lamesa, moving east at 25 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...
Lamesa, Welch, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Punkin Center, Arvana,
Hancock and Key.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3271 10174 3283 10232 3296 10231 3296 10173
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 276DEG 19KT 3290 10211 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 3, 3:50 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningMAFCulberson26 hr
May 3, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFYoakum40 min
May 3, 3:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson46 min
May 3, 3:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson51 min
May 3, 4:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFYoakum23 min
May 3, 4:41 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden49 min
May 3, 4:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF46 min
May 3, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden45 min
May 3, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry43 min
May 3, 5:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCochran25 min
May 3, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry48 min
May 3, 6:06 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerry24 min
May 3, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson, Gaines51 min
May 3, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry36 min
May 3, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson62 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.