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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 15, 2021Andrews County, Ector County, Winkler County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 6:06 PM CDT for Andrews County, Ector County, Winkler County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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 15, 2021, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2021, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Andrews County, TX, Ector County, TX, Winkler County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 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 watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 15, 4:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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: 254 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -312 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1150 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 162 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

111 
WUUS54 KMAF 152306
SVRMAF
TXC003-135-495-152345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0058.210515T2306Z-210515T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
606 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Ector County in western Texas...
  South central Andrews County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Winkler County in western Texas...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 605 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles east of
  Kermit, moving northeast at 20 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Goldsmith and Notrees. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3183 10285 3190 10294 3223 10279 3203 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 221DEG 18KT 3190 10286 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

89

1 follow-up statement

889 
WWUS54 KMAF 152321
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
621 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

TXC003-135-495-152345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210515T2345Z/
Ector TX-Andrews TX-Winkler TX-
621 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ECTOR...SOUTH CENTRAL ANDREWS AND NORTHEASTERN
WINKLER COUNTIES...

At 621 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of
Goldsmith, or 18 miles northeast of Kermit, moving northeast 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.

Locations impacted include...
Goldsmith and Notrees. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3185 10280 3192 10287 3223 10279 3203 10247
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 221DEG 18KT 3196 10280 

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

89

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 14, 7:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	47 min
May 14, 8:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson, Reeves	43 min
May 14, 8:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		40 min
May 14, 9:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Presidio	40 min
May 14, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	51 min
May 15, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	31 min
May 15, 3:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	39 min
May 15, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	52 min
May 15, 3:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	43 min
May 15, 4:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	43 min
May 15, 4:08 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
May 15, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	43 min
May 15, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	48 min
May 15, 4:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	46 min
May 15, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	61 min
May 15, 5:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	42 min
May 15, 5:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	46 min
May 15, 5:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	43 min
May 15, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	51 min
May 15, 5:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Culberson	49 min
May 15, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	48 min
May 15, 5:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	45 min
May 15, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	48 min
May 15, 5:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Cochran	18 min
May 15, 6:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	50 min
May 15, 6:11 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	49 min
May 15, 6:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	41 min
May 15, 6:25 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	50 min
May 15, 6:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	45 min
May 15, 6:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	39 min
May 15, 6:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	64 min
May 15, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	48 min
May 15, 6:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland	46 min
May 15, 6:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	44 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.