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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

March 13, 2021Pecos County, Upton County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Mar 13, 2021, 6:21 PM CST for Pecos County, Upton County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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, 6:21 PM CST (00:21 UTC)
Expired
Mar 13, 2021, 7:00 PM CST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Counties Pecos County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 102 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 00:00Z on 2021-03-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-03-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3140 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
93 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
380 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

613 
WWUS84 KMAF 140021
SPSMAF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
621 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021
 
TXZ068-069-075-082-140100-
Pecos TX-Crane TX-Terrell TX-Upton TX-
621 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PECOS...SOUTHEASTERN
CRANE...UPTON AND NORTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTIES UNTIL 700 PM CST...

At 621 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 13 miles north of Rankin to 12 miles south of
McCamey to 25 miles southeast of Fort Stockton. Movement was east at
25 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Crane, McCamey, Rankin, Iraan, Upton County Airport, Bakersfield,
Girvin and King Mountain.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 272 and 314.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CST for western and
southwestern Texas.

LAT...LON 3108 10182 3108 10237 3103 10229 3103 10221
      3100 10219 3099 10199 3093 10189 3056 10226
      3064 10291 3105 10255 3150 10227 3151 10178
TIME...MOT...LOC 0021Z 271DEG 22KT 3141 10200 3095 10223 3063 10259 

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 13, 6:08 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock37 min
Mar 13, 6:12 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFHoward, Mitchell, Scurry48 min
Mar 13, 6:15 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Reagan, Upton45 min
Mar 13, 6:36 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Pecos, Upton39 min
Mar 13, 6:55 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry50 min
Mar 13, 7:02 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan43 min
Mar 13, 7:25 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan, Upton65 min
Mar 14, 1:56 AM CSTWind AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Borden, Brewster, Crane, Dawson, Ector and 13 more19 hr
Mar 14, 4:11 AM CDTRed Flag WarningMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more17 hr
Mar 14, 1:47 PM CDTHigh Wind WatchMAFCulberson24 hr
Mar 14, 2:21 PM CDTFire Weather WatchMAFCulberson13 hr

Nearby

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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.