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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 11, 2021, 5:50 PM CDT for Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 55 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, 5:50 PM CDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 11, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Brewster County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 184 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 185 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
- 104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -549 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1015 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 393 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 416 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
350
WUUS54 KMAF 112250
SVRMAF
TXC043-371-443-112345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0048.210511T2250Z-210511T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
550 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
Central Brewster County in southwestern Texas...
Northwestern Terrell County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 645 PM CDT.
* At 549 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 23 miles northwest
of Sanderson, moving east at 20 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.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
south central Pecos, central Brewster and northwestern Terrell
Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3020 10285 3043 10288 3060 10235 3023 10232
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 262DEG 18KT 3034 10272
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
801 follow-up statement
974
WWUS54 KMAF 112313
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
613 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021
TXC043-112322-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210511T2345Z/
Brewster TX-
613 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3022 10281 3045 10280 3060 10235 3023 10232
3020 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 306DEG 22KT 3027 10262
$$
TXC371-443-112345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210511T2345Z/
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
613 PM CDT Tue May 11 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTIES...
At 612 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 15 miles northwest
of Sanderson, moving southeast at 25 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.
This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Pecos and northwestern Terrell Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3022 10281 3045 10280 3060 10235 3023 10232
3020 10278
TIME...MOT...LOC 2312Z 306DEG 22KT 3027 10262
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
80The 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, 4:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 53 min |
| 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, 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 |
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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.