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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 4:43 PM CST for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 47 min. 4 reports 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
- Mar 13, 2021, 4:43 PM CST (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2021, 5:30 PM CST
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:53 PM CST | TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 W Stanton, TX | |
| Mar 13, 5:30 PM CST | HAIL 1.5 | 2 E Big Spring, TX | SOME HAIL MAY BE LARGER AND WILL MEASURE FOR FULL CONFIRMATION WHEN SAFE. |
| Mar 13, 5:35 PM CST | HAIL 1 | 3 S Big Spring, TX | |
| Mar 13, 5:35 PM CST | HAIL 1.75 | 2 E Big Spring, TX | OFFICIAL MEASUREMENT |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:23 PM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 739 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -205 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 661 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 225 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
432
WUUS54 KMAF 132243
SVRMAF
TXC033-173-227-317-329-132330-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0006.210313T2243Z-210313T2330Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
443 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Glasscock County in western Texas...
Eastern Midland County in western Texas...
Southern Borden County in western Texas...
Howard County in western Texas...
Eastern Martin County in western Texas...
* Until 530 PM CST.
* At 442 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles northwest of Luther to 6 miles north of
Lomax to 12 miles southeast of Greenwood to 26 miles southwest of
Garden City, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Greenwood, Garden City, Stanton, Coahoma, Forsan, Sand
Springs, Lomax, Lenorah, Luther, Big Spring Country Club, Courtney,
Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark, Knott, Vealmoor, Saint
Lawrence, Stanton Municipal Aiport, Elbow and Spraberry.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 146 and 192.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.
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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3200 10127 3166 10148 3165 10213 3189 10201
3252 10182 3252 10169 3259 10168 3264 10123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2242Z 265DEG 31KT 3252 10157 3222 10166 3188 10176
3165 10187
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
291 follow-up statement
504
WWUS54 KMAF 132304
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
504 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
TXC033-173-227-317-329-132330-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210313T2330Z/
Glasscock TX-Midland TX-Borden TX-Howard TX-Martin TX-
504 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CST
FOR GLASSCOCK...EASTERN MIDLAND...SOUTHERN BORDEN...HOWARD AND
SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES...
At 504 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles northeast of Luther to Big Spring to near
Garden City to 28 miles southeast of Greenwood, moving east at 35
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Garden City, Stanton, Coahoma, Forsan, Sand Springs,
Lomax, Luther, Big Spring Country Club, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle
Airpark, Knott, Vealmoor, Saint Lawrence, Elbow and Spraberry.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 157 and 192.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3200 10127 3166 10148 3165 10209 3192 10196
3214 10180 3243 10172 3252 10169 3259 10168
3264 10123
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 265DEG 31KT 3253 10137 3223 10146 3189 10157
3166 10168
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
29The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:41 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Mar 13, 3:41 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Brewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves | 16 hr |
| Mar 13, 1:27 PM CST | High Wind Watch | MAF | Culberson | 12 hr |
| Mar 13, 2:56 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane, Ector | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 3:09 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 3:35 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton | 40 min |
| Mar 13, 3:39 PM CST | Dust Storm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland, Upton | 51 min |
| Mar 13, 3:53 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 3:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Upton | 52 min |
| Mar 13, 4:10 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Upton | 50 min |
| Mar 13, 4:29 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 46 min |
| Mar 13, 4:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 49 min |
| Mar 13, 5:07 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 38 min |
| Mar 13, 5:29 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry | 46 min |
| Mar 13, 5:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton | 44 min |
| Mar 13, 5:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 42 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.