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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 30, 2021, 7:16 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 44 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 30, 2021, 7:16 PM MDT (01:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
County Eddy County, NM
The radar
The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Santa Teresa, NM (KEPZ), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 221 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 4828 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 30, 5:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 30, 5:47 PM MDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
647 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021
.DISCUSSION...
&&
.AVIATION...
Currently have storms north of CNM and HOB and between MAF and
FST... none are threatening the airports but expect storm coverage
to increase during the evening and overnight. Local MVFR cigs and
vsbys can be expected in/near storms and should also see a
redevelopment of stratus overnight.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 239 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021/
DISCUSSION...
Clouds packing us in this morning has pushed expected initiation of
severe storms until later this afternoon. The late clearing of
clouds will also help keep us cooler with mostly 80s expected today.
While the severe storm threat has decreased slightly for this
afternoon across the east, multiple rounds of storms are still
expected as the closed low off of Baja CA moves eastward today. Hi-
res models are all over the place with location and timing of
development, however, storms look to develop over the higher terrain
and trek eastward through the afternoon and evening. A separate line
of storms is expected to move down across SE New Mexico and the
Permian Basin late tonight through Monday morning. Expect large
hail, frequent lightning, strong wind gusts and potentially even a
tornado or two with these storms. The greatest chance for large hail
and/or tornadoes looks to be over Eddy and Lea counties in SE New
Mexico today and tonight but the threat will be nonzero across West
Texas as well. Storm motion in this mornings sounding was 7kts, so
localized flash flooding is expected with these storms as well. The
severe threat will continue through Monday morning with the flooding
threat existing through at least 12z Monday. Have gone ahead and
issued a Flash Flood watch for tonight through Monday afternoon for
parts of the Permian Basin.
If we have an active afternoon today with storms, Monday's severe
threat will weaken substantially and we may finally get a break. If
that is not the case, expect another day of severe storms for
Memorial Day activities. Regardless, rain will be off and on for
much of the day across the Permian Basin and Trans Pecos. Highs
Monday afternoon will be mostly in the upper 70s to 80s with 90s
along the Rio Grande. An upper level trough over the region this
week will help keep us cool with thunderstorms possible each
afternoon. Severe weather chances decrease after Tuesday, but
thunderstorms will continue to be possible each day through the
weekend. The main concern with storms this week will be heavy
rain/flooding. Highs for Tuesday will be mostly in the 70s, with low
to mid 80s for Wednesday-Friday.
-Zuber
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Big Spring 66 75 61 74 / 70 70 70 40
Carlsbad 65 84 62 78 / 40 50 30 30
Dryden 70 86 68 81 / 40 40 50 50
Fort Stockton 67 86 64 79 / 40 40 40 50
Guadalupe Pass 59 82 56 75 / 40 30 20 40
Hobbs 61 77 57 74 / 70 80 30 30
Marfa 55 87 56 79 / 40 30 20 70
Midland Intl Airport 66 80 62 74 / 60 60 50 40
Odessa 66 80 62 76 / 60 60 50 40
Wink 68 87 63 80 / 50 50 40 30
&&
.MAF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NM...None.
TX...Flash Flood Watch from 11 PM CDT this evening through Monday
afternoon for Borden-Dawson-Gaines-Glasscock-Howard-Martin-
Mitchell-Scurry.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 5:08 PM MDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 608 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-312315- 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- 608 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021 /508 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas, and western Texas. .DAY ONE...Tonight A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 1 AM CDT for Southeast New Mexico, the central and northern Permian Basin, and the Western Low Rolling Plains. There is a slight risk of severe storms, capable of producing large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado. Heavy rain may also result in flash flooding. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect beginning 11 PM CDT for the northeast Permian Basin and Western Low Rolling Plains. Elsewhere, thunderstorms are possible. Any storms that do develop will be accompanied by frequent lightning, small hail, gusty winds, and brief, heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms Monday, and a marginal risk Tuesday. Any severe storms that do develop will be accompanied by large hail, damaging winds, and an isolated tornado. Heavy rain may also result in flash flooding. A Flash Flood Watch is in effect until 1 PM CDT Monday for the northeast Permian Basin and Western Low Rolling Plains. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is anticipated. 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 44
In the hours before
Special weather statement, May 30, 3:49 PM MDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
349 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
NMZ029-302230-
Northern Lea County NM-
349 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN LEA COUNTY UNTIL 430
PM MDT...
At 349 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Caprock, or 27 miles northwest of Tatum, moving northeast at 10 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Caprock.
LAT...LON 3343 10336 3334 10371 3339 10376 3340 10372
3357 10372 3357 10337
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 230DEG 7KT 3346 10372
88Local storm report, May 30, 5:18 PM MDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
618 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0610 PM HAIL 1 W CROSSROADS 33.51N 103.36W
05/30/2021 E1.75 INCH Lea NM PUBLIC
&&
MSCHULDTLocal storm report, May 30, 5:33 PM MDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
633 PM CDT SUN MAY 30 2021
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0528 PM HAIL 11 W CROSSROADS 33.51N 103.53W
05/30/2021 E1.00 INCH Lea NM TRAINED SPOTTER
SPOTTER REPORTED DIME SIZE HAIL TO QUATER SIZE HAIL
BRIEFLY AT THEIR LOCATION.
&&
DEVIN.CHEHAKSpecial weather statement, May 30, 6:34 PM MDT, 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
634 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
NMZ028-033-310115-
Eddy County Plains NM-Central Lea County NM-
634 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN EDDY AND WEST
CENTRAL LEA COUNTIES UNTIL 715 PM MDT...
At 634 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 17
miles southeast of Hagerman, or 18 miles east of Artesia, moving east
at 55 mph.
Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Maljamar, Lea County Zip Franklin Memorial Airport and Loco Hills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Midland.
&&
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT for
southeastern New Mexico.
LAT...LON 3293 10345 3264 10356 3292 10429 3296 10429
3297 10380
TIME...MOT...LOC 0034Z 286DEG 47KT 3293 10412
44Special weather statement, May 30, 6:40 PM MDT, 36 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 740 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021 TXZ048-310115- Scurry TX- 740 PM CDT Sun May 30 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN SCURRY COUNTY UNTIL 815 PM CDT... At 740 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles south of Clairemont, or 17 miles east of Lake Alan Henry, moving north at 15 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Scurry County. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for western Texas. LAT...LON 3290 10090 3297 10090 3296 10066 3286 10066 TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 192DEG 12KT 3296 10078 88
Special weather statement, May 30, 7:16 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 716 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021 NMZ028-310200- Eddy County Plains NM- 716 PM MDT Sun May 30 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN EDDY COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM MDT... At 716 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Hope, moving east at 20 mph. Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Artesia, Atoka, Dayton and Artesia Municipal Airport. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MDT for southeastern New Mexico. LAT...LON 3261 10472 3278 10478 3293 10438 3267 10429 TIME...MOT...LOC 0116Z 253DEG 15KT 3272 10467 80
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 6:40 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Scurry | 35 min |
| May 30, 7:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 45 min | |
| May 30, 8:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Cochran | 44 min |
| May 30, 8:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 40 min |
| May 30, 9:03 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 42 min |
| May 30, 9:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden | 15 min |
| May 30, 10:13 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 2 hr |
| May 30, 11:08 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 112 min |
| May 30, 11:46 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson | 3 hr |
| May 31, 12:31 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden | 44 min |
| May 31, 1:08 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 31, 1:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 64 min |
| May 31, 1:24 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 31, 3:09 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 51 min |
| May 31, 4:01 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson | 59 min |
| May 31, 4:28 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Mitchell | 47 min |
| May 31, 4:52 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Reeves | 38 min |
| May 31, 5:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 45 min |
| May 31, 6:06 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving, Winkler | 39 min |
| May 31, 6:46 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Winkler | 44 min |
| May 31, 7:33 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 42 min |
| May 31, 7:37 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Terrell | 68 min |
| May 31, 7:39 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 51 min |
| May 31, 8:30 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Winkler | 45 min |
| May 31, 8:54 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Culberson | 2 hr |
| May 31, 9:20 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Ector | 40 min |
| May 31, 9:23 AM MDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Scurry | 4 hr |
| May 31, 9:27 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Borden, Dawson, Scurry | 4 hr |
| May 31, 9:31 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland | 59 min |
| May 31, 9:51 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Ector, Midland | 3 hr |
| May 31, 10:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Midland | 64 min |
| May 31, 10:51 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Midland | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:27 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry | 3 hr |
| May 31, 11:36 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 39 min |
| May 31, 11:57 AM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Howard | 2 hr |
| May 31, 1:06 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 24 min |
| May 31, 1:24 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 51 min |
| May 31, 1:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Loving | 32 min |
| May 31, 1:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 60 min |
| May 31, 1:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Culberson, Loving, Reeves | 61 min |
| May 31, 2:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 58 min |
| May 31, 2:18 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 57 min |
| May 31, 2:21 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Midland | 3 hr |
| May 31, 2:24 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 36 min |
| May 31, 2:51 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 54 min |
| May 31, 2:58 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 32 min |
| May 31, 3:03 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 27 min |
| May 31, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler | 63 min |
| May 31, 3:19 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 26 min |
| May 31, 3:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 45 min |
| May 31, 3:36 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 39 min |
| May 31, 3:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 51 min | |
| May 31, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 63 min |
| May 31, 4:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Ward | 63 min |
| May 31, 4:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 45 min |
| May 31, 4:23 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos, Terrell | 52 min |
| May 31, 4:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | 48 min | |
| May 31, 4:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 26 min |
| May 31, 4:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 62 min |
| May 31, 4:59 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves | 61 min |
| May 31, 5:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Crane | 41 min |
| May 31, 5:10 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Pecos, Terrell | 3 hr |
| May 31, 5:11 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Brewster, Terrell | 49 min |
| May 31, 5:40 PM MDT | River Flood Warning | MAF | Scurry | 20 hr |
| May 31, 5:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 56 min |
| May 31, 5:50 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos, Reeves | 55 min |
| May 31, 5:57 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Terrell | 33 min |
| May 30, 6:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Lea | 41 min |
| May 30, 6:42 PM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Lea | 3 hr |
| May 30, 7:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 65 min |
| May 30, 8:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 51 min |
| May 31, 5:42 AM MDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Lea | 3 hr |
| May 31, 7:23 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 37 min |
| May 31, 11:41 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 34 min |
| May 31, 12:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy, Lea | 60 min |
| May 31, 4:50 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Eddy | 40 min |
| May 31, 5:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 25 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.