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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 26, 2021Jeff Davis County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2021, 7:43 PM CDT for Jeff Davis County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: May 26, 2021, 7:43 PM CDT (00:43 UTC)
Expired: May 26, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Jeff Davis County, TX

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 223 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.

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Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

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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: 888 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -66 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2317 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

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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 May 26, 7:09 PM CDT, 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:09 PM CDT, 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 26, 1:30 PM CDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
130 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-271830-
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-
130 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021 /1230 PM MDT Wed May 26 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening across the Permian Basin, Trans Pecos, and portions of
Southeast New Mexico. The main concerns are large hail, damaging
winds, and heavy rain.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Strong to severe thunderstorms remain possible each day, especially
across the eastern half of the area. By Sunday and Monday, much of
the region could see strong to severe storms. Damaging wind and
large hail will remain the primary concerns through the next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be necessary this afternoon east of a Tatum
to Fort Davis line.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 26, 5:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
553 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

TXZ276-279-281-262330-
Central Brewster County TX-Presidio Valley TX-Marfa Plateau TX-
553 PM CDT Wed May 26 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN BREWSTER AND
SOUTHEASTERN PRESIDIO COUNTIES UNTIL 630 PM CDT...

At 553 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Big Bend Ranch State Park, moving northeast at 10
mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Big Bend Ranch State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 2932 10402 2951 10420 2975 10404 2944 10368
TIME...MOT...LOC 2253Z 223DEG 8KT 2946 10405

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Special weather statement, May 26, 6:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 6:46 PM CDT, 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 7:19 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 7:20 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 26, 7:43 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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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 26, 7:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	26 min
May 26, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	25 min
May 26, 7:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves, Ward	65 min
May 26, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Yoakum	45 min
May 26, 7:45 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	30 min
May 26, 7:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	50 min
May 26, 8:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves, Ward	20 min
May 26, 8:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ward	32 min
May 26, 10:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	37 min
May 26, 11:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	32 min
May 27, 3:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	29 min
May 27, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	60 min
May 27, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		25 min
May 27, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		31 min
May 27, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	46 min
May 27, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	56 min
May 27, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos	64 min
May 27, 4:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	38 min
May 27, 5:01 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Martin	59 min
May 27, 5:05 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	40 min
May 27, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	24 min
May 27, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Martin, Midland	37 min
May 27, 5:20 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Martin, Midland	115 min
May 27, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	49 min
May 27, 5:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	37 min
May 27, 6:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	72 min
May 27, 6:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	51 min
May 27, 6:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock	60 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.