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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2021, 8:06 PM CDT for Borden County, Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 54 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, 8:06 PM CDT (01:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 3, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 8:42 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Hermleigh, TX | LOTS OF SMALL HAIL COVERING THE GROUND WITH LARGEST HAILSTONES BETWEEN 0.5 INCH AND 0.75 INCH DIAMETER. |
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, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 127 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.
327
WUUS54 KMAF 040106
SVRMAF
TXC033-335-415-040200-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0041.210504T0106Z-210504T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
806 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Scurry County in western Texas...
Northern Mitchell County in western Texas...
Southeastern Borden County in western Texas...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 805 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near J B Thomas
Reservoir, or 16 miles southeast of Gail, moving east at 40 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, Inadale, J B Thomas Reservoir, Dunn, Hermleigh, Randalls
Corner, Ira, Winston Field 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 3250 10117 3252 10118 3252 10133 3281 10130
3274 10066 3245 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 276DEG 33KT 3266 10119
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
241 follow-up statement
806
WWUS54 KMAF 040138
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
838 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
TXC033-040147-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210504T0200Z/
Borden TX-
838 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
western Texas.
LAT...LON 3253 10099 3278 10099 3274 10066 3245 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 275DEG 33KT 3261 10084
$$
TXC335-415-040200-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-210504T0200Z/
Scurry TX-Mitchell TX-
838 PM CDT Mon May 3 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SCURRY AND NORTHEASTERN MITCHELL COUNTIES...
At 837 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Snyder, moving east at 40 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...
Snyder, Inadale, Dunn, Winston Field and Hermleigh.
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 3253 10099 3278 10099 3274 10066 3245 10066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0137Z 275DEG 33KT 3261 10084
HAIL...1.25IN
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, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Howard | 52 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, 8:34 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.