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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 7:28 PM CDT for Borden County, Howard County, Texas. It was in force for 62 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, 7:28 PM CDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Howard County, TX
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 17, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 92 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
- 953 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1920 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS54 KMAF 180028 RRA
SVRMAF
TXC033-227-180130-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0091.210518T0028Z-210518T0130Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
728 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Borden County in western Texas...
Howard County in western Texas...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 728 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Big Spring,
moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Gail, Coahoma, Forsan, Sand Springs, Lomax, Luther, J B
Thomas Reservoir, Vincent, Big Spring Country Club, Big Spring
McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark, Knott, Vealmoor and Elbow.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 164 and 196.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for western
Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 10119 3209 10169 3258 10169 3284 10149
3286 10118
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 225DEG 19KT 3222 10155
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
101 follow-up statement
502
WWUS54 KMAF 180052
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
752 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
TXC033-227-180130-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210518T0130Z/
Borden TX-Howard TX-
752 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN BORDEN AND HOWARD COUNTIES...
At 752 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Forsan, or 8
miles south of Big Spring, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Gail, Coahoma, Forsan, Sand Springs, Lomax, Luther, J B
Thomas Reservoir, Vincent, Big Spring Country Club, Big Spring
McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark, Vealmoor and Elbow.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 165 and 196.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for western
Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3209 10119 3209 10169 3284 10149 3286 10118
TIME...MOT...LOC 0052Z 246DEG 29KT 3213 10142
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
10The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 51 min |
| May 17, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 64 min |
| May 17, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 62 min |
| May 17, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| May 17, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 45 min |
| May 17, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 20 min |
| May 17, 8:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock | 3 hr |
| May 17, 8:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 32 min |
| May 17, 8:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 46 min |
| May 17, 8:32 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 43 min |
| May 17, 9:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | MAF | Borden, Crane, Dawson, Ector, Glasscock, Howard and 6 more | 13 hr |
| May 18, 1:23 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 37 min |
| May 18, 1:35 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 40 min |
| May 18, 1:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Midland, Upton | 62 min |
| May 18, 1:50 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Ward | 40 min |
| May 18, 2:01 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 18, 2:17 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Pecos, Upton, Ward | 3 hr |
| May 18, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos | 60 min |
| May 18, 2:43 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland and 2 more | 62 min |
| May 18, 3:11 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Upton | 3 hr |
| May 18, 3:29 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Scurry | 46 min |
| May 18, 3:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard | 31 min |
| May 18, 3:42 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 18, 3:44 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin | 46 min |
| May 18, 3:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Glasscock, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Upton | 67 min |
| May 18, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Scurry | 44 min |
| May 18, 4:16 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 44 min |
| May 18, 4:28 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 47 min |
| May 18, 2:19 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 41 min |
| May 18, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 39 min |
| May 18, 3:06 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 39 min |
| May 18, 3:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 46 min |
| May 18, 3:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 43 min |
| May 18, 4:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 45 min |
| May 18, 4:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 46 min |
| May 18, 4:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Gaines | 47 min |
| May 18, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 49 min |
| May 18, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 43 min |
| May 18, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 47 min |
| May 18, 6:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Dawson | 3 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.