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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 26, 2021, 8:43 PM CDT for Ward County, Texas. It was in force for 32 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
- May 26, 2021, 8:43 PM CDT (01:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 26, 2021, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Ward County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:44 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, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 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
The text
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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, 1 hour 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 26, 7:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before
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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, 7:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| 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, 7:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Jeff Davis | 32 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, 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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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.