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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 3, 2021Borden County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT for Borden County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 60 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, 7:30 PM CDT (00:30 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Borden County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:32 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, 7:35 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 59	3 Wnw Fluvanna, TX

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 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

379 
WUUS54 KMAF 040030
SVRMAF
TXC033-415-040130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0039.210504T0030Z-210504T0130Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Scurry County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Borden County in western Texas...

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 729 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fluvanna, or
  14 miles southwest of Lake Alan Henry, 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...
  Snyder, Fluvanna and Randalls Corner. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3279 10131 3296 10132 3296 10117 3297 10105
      3296 10066 3264 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0029Z 280DEG 29KT 3288 10121 

HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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2 follow-up statements

282 
WWUS54 KMAF 040039
SVSMAF

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

TXC033-415-040130-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210504T0130Z/
Scurry TX-Borden TX-
739 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SCURRY AND NORTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTIES...

At 738 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fluvanna, or 
12 miles south of Lake Alan Henry, moving east at 35 mph. At 715 PM 
CDT, trained spotter reported damage from large hail including 
broken windows about 9 miles NW of Fluvanna.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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...
Snyder, Fluvanna and Randalls Corner. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3279 10131 3296 10132 3296 10117 3297 10105
      3296 10066 3264 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 279DEG 30KT 3287 10111 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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391 
WWUS54 KMAF 040102
SVSMAF

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

TXC033-040112-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210504T0130Z/
Borden TX-
802 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BORDEN 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 3279 10095 3297 10098 3296 10066 3264 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 276DEG 33KT 3285 10083 

$$

TXC415-040130-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-210504T0130Z/
Scurry TX-
802 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN SCURRY COUNTY...

At 802 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast
of Snyder, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.

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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Scurry County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

This storm is producing large hail. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy
structure and stay away from windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3279 10095 3297 10098 3296 10066 3264 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0102Z 276DEG 33KT 3285 10083 

HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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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, 7:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	58 min
May 3, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard	52 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.