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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 93, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 17, 2021, 8:10 PM CDT for Borden County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 20 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, 8:10 PM CDT (01:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 17, 2021, 8:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.5 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Borden County, TX, Scurry County, TX
The radar
The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 3:04 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 139 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.
442
WUUS54 KMAF 180110
SVRMAF
TXC033-415-180145-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0093.210518T0110Z-210518T0145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
810 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Scurry County in western Texas...
Northeastern Borden County in western Texas...
* Until 845 PM CDT.
* At 809 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Fluvanna, or 12 miles northeast of Gail, moving northeast at 40
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...
Fluvanna.
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 3269 10113 3278 10143 3296 10141 3297 10098
3296 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0109Z 210DEG 34KT 3289 10127
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
102 follow-up statements
038
WWUS54 KMAF 180121 RRA
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
821 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
TXC033-415-180145-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210518T0145Z/
Scurry TX-Borden TX-
821 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN SCURRY AND NORTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTIES...
At 820 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fluvanna, or
15 miles southwest of Lake Alan Henry, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Fluvanna.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for western
Texas.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3281 10111 3285 10133 3296 10133 3297 10098
3296 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 210DEG 34KT 3298 10121
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
10036
WWUS54 KMAF 180130 RRA
SVSMAF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
830 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
TXC033-415-180140-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0093.000000T0000Z-210518T0145Z/
Scurry TX-Borden TX-
830 PM CDT Mon May 17 2021
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SCURRY AND
NORTHEASTERN BORDEN COUNTIES 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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for western
Texas.
LAT...LON 3281 10111 3285 10133 3296 10133 3297 10098
3296 10090
TIME...MOT...LOC 0128Z 210DEG 34KT 3306 10115
$$
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, 7:28 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, 7:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.