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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 7, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 4:56 PM CST for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 49 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
- Mar 13, 2021, 4:56 PM CST (22:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2021, 5:45 PM CST
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Crane County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Midland County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Upton County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 76 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.
478
WUUS54 KMAF 132256
SVRMAF
TXC103-173-329-371-383-461-132345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0007.210313T2256Z-210313T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
456 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
North central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
Southwestern Glasscock County in western Texas...
Southeastern Midland County in western Texas...
Northwestern Reagan County in western Texas...
Southeastern Crane County in western Texas...
Upton County in western Texas...
* Until 545 PM CST.
* At 454 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 25 miles south of Greenwood to 14 miles northwest of
Rankin to 6 miles north of McCamey to 19 miles south of Crane,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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...
Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Midkiff, Crane County Airport, Upton County
Airport, Saint Lawrence and King Mountain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western and
southwestern Texas.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3133 10169 3111 10195 3108 10212 3108 10237
3107 10234 3107 10245 3105 10277 3140 10239
3171 10214 3171 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 276DEG 29KT 3166 10192 3141 10207 3123 10222
3111 10239
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
291 follow-up statement
434
WWUS54 KMAF 132316
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
516 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
TXC103-173-329-371-383-461-132345-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210313T2345Z/
Pecos TX-Glasscock TX-Midland TX-Reagan TX-Crane TX-Upton TX-
516 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST
FOR NORTHEASTERN PECOS...SOUTHWESTERN GLASSCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN
MIDLAND...NORTHWESTERN REAGAN...SOUTHEASTERN CRANE AND UPTON
COUNTIES...
At 516 PM CST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 23 miles southwest of Garden City to 11 miles north of
Rankin to near McCamey, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Midkiff, Crane County Airport, Upton County
Airport, Saint Lawrence and King Mountain.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western and
southwestern Texas.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3133 10169 3111 10195 3108 10212 3108 10237
3107 10234 3107 10245 3114 10266 3123 10257
3140 10239 3155 10227 3156 10226 3171 10207
3171 10145
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 276DEG 25KT 3164 10180 3139 10195 3121 10210
3109 10227
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
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, 4:43 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.