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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 31, 2021Howard County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at May 31, 2021, 12:36 PM CDT for Howard 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: May 31, 2021, 12:36 PM CDT (17:36 UTC)
Expired: May 31, 2021, 1:15 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Howard County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:37 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, 5.6 hours before the alert went out and 71 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-p

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

Hodograph

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: 1949 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 516 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 149 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 1.2
Supercell composite: 7.1

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The text

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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 31, 12:28 PM CDT, 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 12:28 PM CDT, 8 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 31, 12:31 PM CDT, 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 31, 8:39 AM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
839 AM CDT Mon May 31 2021

TXZ059-060-067-273-274-311430-
Loving TX-Eastern Culberson County TX-Ward TX-
Reeves County Plains TX-Winkler TX-
839 AM CDT Mon May 31 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHWESTERN REEVES...
NORTHWESTERN WARD...SOUTHWESTERN WINKLER...EASTERN CULBERSON AND
LOVING COUNTIES UNTIL 930 AM CDT...

At 839 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northwest of Pecos, moving northeast at 30 mph.

Nickel size hail and wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Pecos, Wink, Toyah, Mentone, Barstow, Slash Ranch and Winkler County
Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 20 and 38.

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 3125 10392 3154 10423 3200 10340 3162 10302
TIME...MOT...LOC 1339Z 234DEG 25KT 3150 10357

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Special weather statement, May 31, 9:30 AM CDT, 3 hours 6 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
930 AM CDT Mon May 31 2021

TXZ060-061-067-311515-
Ector TX-Ward TX-Winkler TX-
930 AM CDT Mon May 31 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN ECTOR...NORTHEASTERN
WARD...SOUTHEASTERN WINKLER AND NORTHWESTERN CRANE COUNTIES UNTIL
1015 AM CDT...

At 930 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Wink, 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...
Monahans, Kermit, Wink, Pyote, Wickett, Monahans Sandhills State Park
and Winkler County Airport.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 88 and 89, and
between mile markers 91 and 96.

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 3204 10299 3167 10262 3165 10270 3165 10276
      3163 10277 3154 10314 3172 10325
TIME...MOT...LOC 1430Z 253DEG 18KT 3168 10305

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Special weather statement, May 31, 10:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1020 AM CDT Mon May 31 2021

TXZ050-060>062-311600-
Midland TX-Andrews TX-Ector TX-Winkler TX-
1020 AM CDT Mon May 31 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR ECTOR...SOUTHEASTERN ANDREWS...
NORTHWESTERN MIDLAND AND EAST CENTRAL WINKLER COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM
CDT...

At 1019 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of West Odessa, or 16 miles west of Odessa, moving east at
30 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Odessa, Goldsmith, Midland International Air and Space Port, West
Odessa, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, Notrees, Penwell and Warfield.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 97 and 129.

LAT...LON 3166 10280 3191 10285 3216 10274 3221 10226
      3186 10215
TIME...MOT...LOC 1519Z 248DEG 24KT 3183 10263

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Local storm report, May 31, 10:54 AM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 31, 11:20 AM CDT, 1 hour 16 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1120 AM CDT MON MAY 31 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1116 AM     HAIL             6 NE ODESSA             31.92N 102.30W
05/31/2021  E1.00 INCH       Ector              TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            REPORTED TO BE COVERING THE GROUND.

&&

SAMANTHA.ZUBER

Special weather statement, May 31, 12:36 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1236 PM CDT Mon May 31 2021

TXZ051-052-062-063-311815-
Midland TX-Martin TX-Glasscock TX-Howard TX-
1236 PM CDT Mon May 31 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN GLASSCOCK...NORTHEASTERN
MIDLAND...SOUTHERN HOWARD AND SOUTHEASTERN MARTIN COUNTIES UNTIL 115
PM CDT...

At 1236 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Lomax, or 13 miles northwest of Garden City, moving northeast at 20
mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Big Spring, Greenwood, Stanton, Forsan, Sand Springs, Lomax, Big
Spring Country Club, Courtney, Big Spring McMahon-Wrinkle Airpark,
Stanton Municipal Aiport, Elbow and Spraberry.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 146 and 187.

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.

&&

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for
western Texas.

LAT...LON 3209 10126 3195 10127 3182 10186 3215 10201
      3236 10138 3209 10120
TIME...MOT...LOC 1736Z 235DEG 19KT 3203 10161

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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 30, 7:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	35 min
May 30, 8:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		45 min
May 30, 9:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Cochran	44 min
May 30, 9:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	40 min
May 30, 10:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	42 min
May 30, 10:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Borden	15 min
May 30, 11:13 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Dawson	2 hr
May 31, 12:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Scurry	112 min
May 31, 12:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	3 hr
May 31, 1:31 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	44 min
May 31, 2:08 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Scurry	3 hr
May 31, 2:11 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden, Scurry	64 min
May 31, 2:24 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	3 hr
May 31, 4:09 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	51 min
May 31, 5:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	59 min
May 31, 5:28 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Mitchell	47 min
May 31, 5:52 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Reeves	38 min
May 31, 6:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	45 min
May 31, 7:06 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving, Winkler	39 min
May 31, 7:46 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Winkler	44 min
May 31, 8:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	42 min
May 31, 8:37 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	68 min
May 31, 8:39 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	51 min
May 31, 9:30 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	45 min
May 31, 9:54 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Culberson	2 hr
May 31, 10:20 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	40 min
May 31, 10:23 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	MAF	Scurry	4 hr
May 31, 10:27 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Scurry	4 hr
May 31, 10:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland	59 min
May 31, 10:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	3 hr
May 31, 11:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Midland	64 min
May 31, 11:51 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Midland	3 hr
May 31, 12:27 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Mitchell, Scurry	3 hr
May 31, 12:57 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Howard	2 hr
May 31, 2:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	24 min
May 31, 2:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	51 min
May 31, 2:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	32 min
May 31, 2:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	60 min
May 31, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	61 min
May 31, 3:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	58 min
May 31, 3:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	57 min
May 31, 3:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Midland	3 hr
May 31, 3:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos	36 min
May 31, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	54 min
May 31, 3:58 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos	32 min
May 31, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	27 min
May 31, 4:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	63 min
May 31, 4:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	26 min
May 31, 4:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	45 min
May 31, 4:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	39 min
May 31, 4:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		51 min
May 31, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	63 min
May 31, 5:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Reeves, Ward	63 min
May 31, 5:15 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	45 min
May 31, 5:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	52 min
May 31, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		48 min
May 31, 5:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	26 min
May 31, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Terrell	62 min
May 31, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves	61 min
May 31, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	41 min
May 31, 6:10 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	3 hr
May 31, 6:11 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Brewster, Terrell	49 min
May 31, 6:40 PM CDT	River Flood Warning	MAF	Scurry	20 hr
May 31, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos	56 min
May 31, 6:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	55 min
May 31, 6:57 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Terrell	33 min
May 30, 7:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Lea	41 min
May 30, 7:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Lea	3 hr
May 30, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	44 min
May 30, 8:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy	65 min
May 30, 9:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	51 min
May 31, 6:42 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Lea	3 hr
May 31, 8:23 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	37 min
May 31, 12:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	34 min
May 31, 1:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	60 min
May 31, 5:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	40 min
May 31, 6:05 PM CDT	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.