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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 3, 2021Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 6:40 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 36 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, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 7:16 PM CDT
In force: 36 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 131 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.

014 
WUUS54 KMAF 032340
SVRMAF
TXC335-415-040030-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0035.210503T2340Z-210504T0030Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Scurry County in western Texas...
  Northern Mitchell County in western Texas...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 640 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Colorado City
  Airport, or 7 miles west of Colorado City, moving east at 35 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...
  Colorado City, Loraine, Colorado City Airport, Inadale, Lake
  Colorado City, Lake Colorado City State Park, Westbrook, Dunn, Ira,
  Cuthbert and Buford.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 206 and 228.
 
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 3236 10111 3258 10109 3260 10066 3228 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 276DEG 29KT 3244 10099 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

653 
WWUS54 KMAF 032355
SVSMAF

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

TXC335-415-040030-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210504T0030Z/
Scurry TX-Mitchell TX-
655 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY AND NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTIES...

At 655 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Colorado City,
moving east at 35 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...
Colorado City, Loraine, Colorado City Airport, Inadale, Lake Colorado
City, Lake Colorado City State Park, Dunn and Buford.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 211 and 228.
 
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 3233 10095 3258 10096 3260 10066 3228 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 276DEG 29KT 3243 10084 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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742 
WWUS54 KMAF 040016
SVSMAF

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

TXC335-415-040025-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-210504T0030Z/
Scurry TX-Mitchell TX-
716 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY AND
NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
western Texas.

LAT...LON 3233 10095 3258 10096 3260 10066 3228 10067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 276DEG 29KT 3241 10064 

$$

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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, 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, 5:32 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, 6:43 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.