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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 11, 2021Gaines County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2021, 4:22 AM CDT for Gaines County, Texas; Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 53 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 11, 2021, 4:22 AM CDT (09:22 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2021, 5:15 AM CDT
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lea County, NM, Gaines County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:25 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 120 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: 2060 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -65 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 17 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

010 
WUUS54 KMAF 110922
SVRMAF
NMC025-TXC165-111015-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0045.210511T0922Z-210511T1015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
422 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Lea County in southeastern New Mexico...
  Northwestern Gaines County in western Texas...

* Until 515 AM CDT/415 AM MDT/.

* At 422 AM CDT/322 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Monument, or near Hobbs, moving east at 30 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...
  Hobbs, Seminole, Monument, Nadine, Gaines County Airport, Humble
  City, Knowles, Lea County Regional Airport, Industrial Airpark,
  Paynes Corner and Higginbotham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10285 3268 10258 3256 10328 3273 10333
      3296 10301
TIME...MOT...LOC 0922Z 247DEG 27KT 3268 10323 

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

72

2 follow-up statements

373 
WWUS54 KMAF 110938
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
438 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021

NMC025-TXC165-111015-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210511T1015Z/
Lea NM-Gaines TX-
438 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM
CDT/415 AM MDT/ FOR EAST CENTRAL LEA AND NORTHWESTERN GAINES
COUNTIES...

At 438 AM CDT/338 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located over
Hobbs, moving northeast at 30 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...
Hobbs, Seminole, Monument, Nadine, Gaines County Airport, Humble
City, Knowles, Lea County Regional Airport, Industrial Airpark,
Paynes Corner and Higginbotham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10285 3268 10258 3256 10328 3273 10333
      3296 10301
TIME...MOT...LOC 0938Z 245DEG 27KT 3274 10310 

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

475 
WWUS54 KMAF 110953
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
453 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021

NMC025-TXC165-111015-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-210511T1015Z/
Lea NM-Gaines TX-
453 AM CDT Tue May 11 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM
CDT/415 AM MDT/ FOR EAST CENTRAL LEA AND NORTHWESTERN GAINES
COUNTIES...

At 452 AM CDT/352 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles
east of Hobbs, moving east at 30 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...
Hobbs, Seminole, Monument, Nadine, Gaines County Airport, Humble
City, Knowles, Lea County Regional Airport, Industrial Airpark,
Paynes Corner and Higginbotham.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10285 3268 10258 3256 10328 3273 10333
      3296 10301
TIME...MOT...LOC 0952Z 247DEG 27KT 3278 10298 

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

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 3:36 AM CDT	High Wind Watch	MAF	Culberson	11 hr
May 11, 5:14 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	46 min
May 11, 5:19 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Gaines	3 hr
May 11, 5:44 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Gaines	3 hr
May 11, 5:58 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	47 min
May 11, 7:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	38 min
May 11, 8:49 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	41 min
May 11, 2:43 PM CDT	High Wind Warning	MAF	Culberson	19 hr
May 11, 4:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	67 min
May 11, 4:40 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Terrell	3 hr
May 11, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	60 min
May 11, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	43 min
May 11, 5:39 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	51 min
May 11, 5:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	55 min
May 11, 6:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	3 hr
May 11, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	54 min
May 11, 4:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Lea	47 min
May 11, 4:46 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Lea	3 hr

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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.