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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 17, 2021Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 3:11 PM CDT for Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 64 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 17, 2021, 3:11 PM CDT (20:11 UTC)
Expired
May 17, 2021, 4:15 PM CDT
In force
64 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brewster County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 17, 3:04 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 180 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1892 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-05-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 54 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1892 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-22 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
750 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
204 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
1.3
Supercell composite
6.7

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The text

As transmitted.

604 
WUUS54 KMAF 172011
SVRMAF
TXC043-371-443-172115-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0077.210517T2011Z-210517T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
311 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  Northeastern Brewster County in southwestern Texas...
  Northwestern Terrell County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 415 PM CDT.

* At 310 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 25 miles northwest
  of Sanderson, moving northeast at 30 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  south central Pecos, northeastern Brewster and northwestern Terrell
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3018 10285 3036 10296 3077 10233 3036 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 244DEG 29KT 3031 10278 

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

87
1 follow-up statement
381 
WWUS54 KMAF 172047
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
347 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

TXC043-371-443-172115-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210517T2115Z/
Pecos TX-Brewster TX-Terrell TX-
347 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM CDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PECOS...NORTHEASTERN BREWSTER AND NORTHWESTERN
TERRELL COUNTIES...

At 346 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 28 miles northwest
of Sanderson, 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south
central Pecos, northeastern Brewster and northwestern Terrell
Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern
Texas.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3018 10285 3036 10296 3077 10233 3036 10209
TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 253DEG 37KT 3039 10278 

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

87

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFUpton44 min
May 16, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock42 min
May 16, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFHoward40 min
May 16, 7:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Reagan52 min
May 16, 7:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFHoward47 min
May 16, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos61 min
May 16, 7:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFHoward, Mitchell38 min
May 16, 7:46 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock, Reagan3 hr
May 16, 8:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry18 min
May 16, 8:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry47 min
May 16, 8:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock45 min
May 16, 8:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry44 min
May 16, 8:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Mitchell, Scurry44 min
May 16, 9:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell48 min
May 17, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock41 min
May 17, 4:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland64 min
May 17, 4:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos46 min
May 17, 4:32 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland43 min
May 17, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson, Howard, Martin, Midland62 min
May 17, 4:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell47 min
May 17, 5:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Mitchell61 min
May 17, 5:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerry26 min
May 17, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Terrell54 min
May 17, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson, Howard, Martin61 min
May 17, 5:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell13 min
May 17, 6:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell28 min
May 17, 6:08 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry52 min
May 17, 6:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFTerrell19 min
May 17, 6:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Mitchell63 min
May 17, 6:16 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMartin44 min
May 17, 6:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry67 min
May 17, 6:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland59 min
May 17, 6:35 PM CDTTornado WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Mitchell40 min
May 17, 6:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Dawson35 min
May 17, 6:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFHoward3 hr

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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.