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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 13, 2021Borden County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 13, 2021, 4:29 PM CST for Borden County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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, 4:29 PM CST (22:29 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2021, 5:15 PM CST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Borden County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 108 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-03-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 739 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-03-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 206 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Mar 13, 3:54 PM CST, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 3:54 PM CST, 35 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 13, 3:41 PM CST, 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
341 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-142145-
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving-Winkler-
Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
341 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021 /241 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New
Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A Tornado Watch is in effect for the eastern Permian Basin, Western
Low Rolling Plains, and Pecos and Terrell Counties until 10 PM CST.

A High Wind Warning is in effect for the Guadalupe and Delaware
Mountains through tonight.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Southeast New Mexico plains,
Loving County, Reeves County, Culberson County, and Davis Mountains
area through tonight.

Patchy blowing dust is expected this afternoon across much of the
same area as the Wind Warning and Advisory.

Thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and tonight.  Any storms
that do develop will be accompanied by frequent lightning, small
hail, gusty winds, and brief, heavy rainfall. There is a slight risk
of severe storms, capable of producing large hail, damaging winds,
and an isolated tornado or two.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon and
early evening from Southeast New Mexico south to the Presidio
Valley.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday

A High Wind Warning remains in effect for the Guadalupe and Delaware
Mountains through Sunday evening.

Strong winds are also likely across the rest of the area.

Critical fire weather conditions are expected from Southeast New
Mexico south to the Big Bend through early Sunday evening.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is recommended.

Please relay any information about observed severe weather to the
NWS while following all local, state and CDC guidelines.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories,
and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in
Midland, can be found on the internet at...
https://weather.gov/midland

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 13, 2:56 PM CST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
256 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXZ050-051-061-062-067-068-132145-
Midland TX-Martin TX-Andrews TX-Crane TX-Ector TX-Ward TX-
256 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ECTOR...SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS...
EAST CENTRAL WARD...WESTERN MIDLAND...SOUTHWESTERN MARTIN...NORTHERN
CRANE AND NORTHWESTERN UPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CST...

At 256 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 7 miles southeast of Goldsmith to 9 miles
southeast of Monahans. Movement was east at 10 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Midland, Odessa, Crane, Goldsmith, Midland International Air and
Space Port, West Odessa, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Penwell, Crane
County Airport, Warfield and Pleasant Farms.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 89 and 127.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3165 10228 3165 10232 3155 10231 3136 10237
      3143 10286 3207 10259 3221 10212
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 267DEG 11KT 3194 10251 3151 10275

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Special weather statement, Mar 13, 3:53 PM CST, 36 minutes before
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Local storm report, Mar 13, 4:02 PM CST, 27 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Mar 13, 4:29 PM CST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 3:41 AM CSTFire Weather WatchMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more24 hr
Mar 13, 3:41 AM CSTRed Flag WarningMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Presidio, Reeves16 hr
Mar 13, 1:27 PM CSTHigh Wind WatchMAFCulberson12 hr
Mar 13, 2:56 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane, Ector49 min
Mar 13, 3:09 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Martin, Midland51 min
Mar 13, 3:35 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Upton40 min
Mar 13, 3:39 PM CSTDust Storm WarningMAFAndrews, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland, Upton51 min
Mar 13, 3:53 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson52 min
Mar 13, 3:53 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Upton52 min
Mar 13, 4:10 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton50 min
Mar 13, 4:43 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland47 min
Mar 13, 4:56 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Glasscock, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Upton49 min
Mar 13, 5:07 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Scurry38 min
Mar 13, 5:29 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry46 min
Mar 13, 5:31 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Midland, Reagan, Upton44 min
Mar 13, 5:48 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Scurry42 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.