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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 27, 2021, 6:21 PM CDT for Howard County, Texas. It was in force for 54 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
- Apr 27, 2021, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2021, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Howard County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:23 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, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 32 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -262 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2595 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 145 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 139 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
431
WWUS84 KMAF 272321
SPSMAF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
621 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021
TXZ047-048-051>053-063-280015-
Mitchell TX-Martin TX-Scurry TX-Glasscock TX-Howard TX-Borden TX-
621 PM CDT Tue Apr 27 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL GLASSCOCK...
SOUTHWESTERN SCURRY...NORTHWESTERN MITCHELL...EASTERN BORDEN...HOWARD
AND EAST CENTRAL MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM CDT...
At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms near
Lomax, or 8 miles southwest of Big Spring, moving northeast at 45
mph.
Half inch hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
these storms.
Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Snyder, Coahoma, Fluvanna, Sand Springs, Lomax, Colorado
City Airport, J B Thomas Reservoir, Luther, Westbrook, Vincent,
Randalls Corner, Winston Field, Cuthbert, Knapp, Buford, Big Spring
Country Club, Dunn, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark and Knott.
This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 160 and 206, and
near mile marker 210.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm 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 3204 10160 3221 10185 3296 10124 3296 10121
3252 10071
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 221DEG 49KT 3219 10160
$$
87The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 8:20 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | MAF | Andrews, Brewster, Culberson, Gaines, Jeff Davis, Loving and 5 more | 25 hr |
| Apr 27, 3:28 AM CDT | High Wind Warning | MAF | Culberson | 18 hr |
| Apr 27, 4:43 PM CDT | Dust Storm Advisory | MAF | Andrews, Martin, Midland | 32 min |
| Apr 27, 4:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 36 min |
| Apr 27, 5:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 51 min |
| Apr 27, 5:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Howard, Martin | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 6:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Midland | 41 min |
| Apr 27, 6:54 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 51 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.