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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 18, 20218 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 18, 2021, 2:43 AM CDT for 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 62 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: May 18, 2021, 2:43 AM CDT (07:43 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2021, 3:45 AM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Crane County, TX, Ector County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:43 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 18, 3:30 AM CDT	HAIL 1	Crane, TX
May 18, 3:34 AM CDT	TSTM WND GST 84	1 Sse Lomax, TX

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

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, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 46 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: 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

207 
WUUS54 KMAF 180743
SVRMAF
TXC103-135-173-227-317-329-383-461-180845-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0098.210518T0743Z-210518T0845Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
243 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Glasscock County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Ector County in western Texas...
  Midland County in western Texas...
  Northwestern Reagan County in western Texas...
  Southwestern Howard County in western Texas...
  Southeastern Martin County in western Texas...
  Northeastern Crane County in western Texas...
  Upton County in western Texas...

* Until 345 AM CDT.

* At 242 AM CDT, a line of severe thunderstorms was located 9 miles 
  northeast of Crane to south of Stanton, moving northeast at 10 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...
  Crane, Greenwood, Garden City, Lomax, Midkiff, Crane County
  Airport, Saint Lawrence, Skywest Airport, King Mountain, Spraberry
  and Pleasant Farms.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 160 and 172.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3111 10230 3165 10241 3227 10158 3175 10130
TIME...MOT...LOC 0742Z 233DEG 14KT 3146 10221 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

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1 follow-up statement

254 
WWUS54 KMAF 180801
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
301 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021

TXC103-135-173-227-317-329-383-461-180845-
/O.CON.KMAF.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-210518T0845Z/
Glasscock TX-Ector TX-Midland TX-Reagan TX-Howard TX-Martin TX-
Crane TX-Upton TX-
301 AM CDT Tue May 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 AM CDT
FOR GLASSCOCK...SOUTHEASTERN ECTOR...MIDLAND...NORTHWESTERN REAGAN...
SOUTHWESTERN HOWARD...SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN...NORTHEASTERN CRANE AND
UPTON COUNTIES...

At 300 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
of Crane, moving northeast at 15 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...
Crane, Greenwood, Garden City, Lomax, Midkiff, Crane County Airport,
Saint Lawrence, Skywest Airport, King Mountain, Spraberry and
Pleasant Farms.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 160 and 172.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3111 10230 3165 10241 3227 10158 3175 10130
TIME...MOT...LOC 0800Z 233DEG 14KT 3150 10214 

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

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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
May 17, 7:09 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	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, 8:10 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, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.