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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 13, 2021Borden County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 13, 2021, 5:07 PM CST for Borden County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 38 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, 5:07 PM CST (23:07 UTC)
Expired: Mar 13, 2021, 5:45 PM CST
In force: 38 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Borden County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:06 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.

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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 129 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: 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

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The text

As transmitted.

877 
WUUS54 KMAF 132307
SVRMAF
TXC033-415-132345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0008.210313T2307Z-210313T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
507 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Scurry County in western Texas...
  Borden County in western Texas...

* Until 545 PM CST.

* At 506 PM CST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
  Ackerly, moving northeast at 40 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...
  Gail, Fluvanna, J B Thomas Reservoir, Knapp and Randalls Corner. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. 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 this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3254 10120 3255 10168 3296 10154 3296 10117
      3297 10105 3296 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 231DEG 33KT 3255 10158 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

513 
WWUS54 KMAF 132337
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
537 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXC033-415-132346-
/O.EXP.KMAF.SV.W.0008.000000T0000Z-210313T2345Z/
Scurry TX-Borden TX-
537 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SCURRY AND BORDEN
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western
Texas.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southern and eastern portions of Borden county!

LAT...LON 3254 10120 3255 10168 3296 10154 3296 10117
      3297 10105 3296 10083
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 241DEG 30KT 3261 10134 

$$

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The 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, 4:56 PM CST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Upton	49 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.