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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 15, 2021, 9:11 PM CDT for Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 34 min. 1 report 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
- May 15, 2021, 9:11 PM CDT (02:11 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2021, 9:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Terrell County, TX
The radar
The Laughlin AFB radar (KDFX), 174 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 9:15 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 15 Ese Dryden, TX | TRUCK DRIVER REPORTED SEEING 2 INCH HAIL AT US HWY 90 AND CEDAR RD. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 1227 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 858 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 149 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.8
The text
As transmitted.
364
WUUS54 KMAF 160211
SVRMAF
TXC443-160245-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0070.210516T0211Z-210516T0245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
911 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Terrell County in southwestern Texas...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 911 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Terrell County Gas Plant to 9 miles west of
Pumpville to 14 miles south of Dryden, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
* These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Terrell County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2980 10180 2981 10182 2979 10182 2981 10185
2978 10193 2982 10198 2980 10199 2980 10204
2979 10204 2979 10207 2980 10214 2983 10218
2984 10218 3003 10202 3035 10195 3029 10176
2978 10176 2978 10181
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 289DEG 19KT 3028 10184 2999 10189 2984 10204
HAIL...2.00IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
891 follow-up statement
468
WWUS54 KMAF 160225
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
925 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021
TXC443-160245-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0070.000000T0000Z-210516T0245Z/
Terrell TX-
925 PM CDT Sat May 15 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TERRELL COUNTY...
At 925 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Terrell County Gas Plant to 6
miles west of Pumpville to 16 miles southeast of Dryden, moving east
at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
southeastern Terrell County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 2980 10180 2981 10182 2979 10182 2981 10185
2978 10193 2982 10198 2980 10199 2980 10204
2979 10204 2979 10207 2984 10210 3001 10199
3032 10190 3029 10176 2978 10176 2978 10181
TIME...MOT...LOC 0225Z 289DEG 19KT 3027 10179 2998 10184 2983 10199
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
89The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 7:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reeves | 42 min |
| May 15, 7:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 64 min |
| May 15, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 44 min |
| May 15, 7:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 43 min |
| May 15, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin | 66 min |
| May 15, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 62 min |
| May 15, 7:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 42 min |
| May 15, 7:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 42 min |
| May 15, 7:51 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| May 15, 8:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Winkler | 45 min |
| May 15, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson | 43 min |
| May 15, 8:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 12 min |
| May 15, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Terrell | 63 min |
| May 15, 8:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 29 min |
| May 15, 8:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 40 min |
| May 15, 8:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 48 min |
| May 15, 8:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines | 31 min |
| May 15, 8:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 51 min |
| May 15, 8:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 31 min |
| May 15, 9:04 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Gaines | 3 hr |
| May 15, 9:33 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson, Martin | 42 min |
| May 15, 9:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 41 min |
| May 15, 10:13 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Dawson, Howard, Martin | 47 min |
| May 15, 10:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 51 min |
| May 15, 11:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Howard, Scurry | 59 min |
| May 15, 11:17 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 58 min |
| May 15, 11:20 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 3 hr |
| May 16, 6:24 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 51 min |
| May 16, 6:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 27 min |
| May 16, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 26 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.