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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 92, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT for Glasscock County, Texas. It was in force for 45 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, 7:45 PM CDT (00:45 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Glasscock 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, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 63 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.
960
WUUS54 KMAF 180045
SVRMAF
TXC173-180145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0092.210518T0045Z-210518T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
745 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Glasscock County in western Texas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 745 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
of Forsan, or 12 miles south of Big Spring, moving northeast at 20
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...
Garden City and Saint Lawrence.
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 3165 10177 3209 10169 3209 10127 3165 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0045Z 240DEG 18KT 3206 10149
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
103 follow-up statements
413
WWUS54 KMAF 180059
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
759 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
TXC173-180145-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210518T0145Z/
Glasscock TX-
759 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR GLASSCOCK COUNTY...
At 759 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Forsan, or 12
miles north of Garden City, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Garden City and Saint Lawrence.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for western
Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3165 10177 3209 10169 3209 10127 3165 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0059Z 251DEG 14KT 3205 10145
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
10333
WWUS54 KMAF 180110
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
810 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
TXC173-180145-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210518T0145Z/
Glasscock TX-
810 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR GLASSCOCK COUNTY...
At 810 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Forsan, or 13
miles south of Big Spring, moving northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...Tennis 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...
Garden City and Saint Lawrence.
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 3165 10177 3209 10169 3209 10127 3165 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0110Z 241DEG 17KT 3206 10142
HAIL...2.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
87237
WWUS54 KMAF 180130
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
830 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
TXC173-180140-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0092.000000T0000Z-210518T0145Z/
Glasscock TX-
830 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR GLASSCOCK COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for western
Texas.
LAT...LON 3165 10177 3209 10169 3209 10127 3165 10127
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 240DEG 18KT 3211 10132
$$
87The 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, 7:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Howard | 62 min |
| May 17, 7:39 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Mitchell | 3 hr |
| 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.