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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 38, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 7:23 PM CDT for Borden County, Dawson County, Howard County, Texas. It was in force for 52 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, 7:23 PM CDT (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Howard County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:23 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.
| 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 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 4235 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
522
WUUS54 KMAF 040023
SVRMAF
TXC033-115-227-040115-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0038.210504T0023Z-210504T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
723 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Borden County in western Texas...
Northern Howard County in western Texas...
Southeastern Dawson County in western Texas...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
Ackerly, 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...
Gail.
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 3258 10179 3283 10179 3280 10119 3250 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 280DEG 29KT 3267 10170
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
241 follow-up statement
314
WWUS54 KMAF 040049
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
749 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
TXC115-040059-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210504T0115Z/
Dawson TX-
749 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DAWSON COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
western Texas.
LAT...LON 3255 10161 3282 10157 3280 10119 3250 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 280DEG 29KT 3263 10144
$$
TXC033-227-040115-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0038.000000T0000Z-210504T0115Z/
Borden TX-Howard TX-
749 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN BORDEN AND NORTHERN HOWARD COUNTIES...
At 749 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Gail, moving east at 35 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...
Gail.
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 3255 10161 3282 10157 3280 10119 3250 10122
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 280DEG 29KT 3263 10144
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, 7:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 58 min |
| May 3, 7:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 60 min |
| May 3, 7:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 44 min |
| May 3, 8:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Mitchell, Scurry | 54 min |
| May 3, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 56 min |
| May 3, 9:12 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 48 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.