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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 14, 2021Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 14, 2021, 3:46 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 44 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 14, 2021, 3:46 PM MDT (21:46 UTC)
Expired
May 14, 2021, 4:30 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Eddy County, NM

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:48 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 12:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 215 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 309 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Santa Teresa, NM at 12:00Z on 2021-05-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
309 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-315 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1820 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

709 
WUUS54 KMAF 142146
SVRMAF
NMC015-142230-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0051.210514T2146Z-210514T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
346 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Eddy County in southeastern New Mexico...

* Until 430 PM MDT.

* At 346 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hope, and is
  nearly stationary.

  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...
  Hope.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10484 3296 10449 3263 10459 3266 10484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 189DEG 3KT 3279 10475 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement
100 
WWUS54 KMAF 142204
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
404 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

NMC015-142230-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-210514T2230Z/
Eddy NM-
404 PM MDT Fri May 14 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN EDDY COUNTY...

At 404 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hope, and is
nearly stationary.

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...
Hope.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3296 10484 3296 10449 3263 10459 3266 10484
TIME...MOT...LOC 2204Z 206DEG 1KT 3278 10475 

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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy45 min
May 14, 4:19 PM MDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy3 hr
May 14, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy45 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.