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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 2, 2021Dawson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 2, 2021, 1:47 PM CDT for Dawson County, Texas. It was in force for 43 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
Jun 2, 2021, 1:47 PM CDT (18:47 UTC)
Expired
Jun 2, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Dawson County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:51 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 68 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1221 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1221 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-73 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
848 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.6

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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 Jun 2, 12:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 12:34 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 12:46 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1246 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-031800-
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-
1246 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021 /1146 AM MDT Wed Jun 2 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

There is a slight risk of severe storms this afternoon and into the
overnight, a few storms may produce hail, strong winds, frequent
lightning, and locally heavy rain that may result in flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Thunderstorms remain in the forecast for most areas Wednesday and
Thursday, a few may be strong.

.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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 1:47 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
147 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

TXZ046-051-021930-
Martin TX-Dawson TX-
147 PM CDT Wed Jun 2 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN MARTIN AND SOUTHERN
DAWSON COUNTIES UNTIL 230 PM CDT...

At 146 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12
miles south of Lamesa, moving east at 10 mph.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sparenberg, Tenmile, Patricia, Key and Klondike.

LAT...LON 3241 10202 3263 10215 3273 10180 3244 10169
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 258DEG 9KT 3256 10201

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 7:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines42 min
Jun 1, 7:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines63 min
Jun 1, 7:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio59 min
Jun 1, 8:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews63 min
Jun 1, 9:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Martin, Midland48 min
Jun 2, 2:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines45 min
Jun 2, 2:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson42 min
Jun 2, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson, Martin60 min
Jun 2, 2:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews37 min
Jun 2, 2:58 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson32 min
Jun 2, 3:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell46 min
Jun 2, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines55 min
Jun 2, 3:22 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCulberson4 hr
Jun 2, 3:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Howard, Martin67 min
Jun 2, 3:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson47 min
Jun 2, 3:30 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson45 min
Jun 2, 3:37 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin3 hr
Jun 2, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson57 min
Jun 2, 4:04 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis41 min
Jun 2, 4:08 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFMitchell3 hr
Jun 2, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis, Reeves65 min
Jun 2, 4:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell48 min
Jun 2, 4:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Winkler46 min
Jun 2, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry21 min
Jun 2, 4:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Midland43 min
Jun 2, 4:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis23 min
Jun 2, 4:26 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis49 min
Jun 2, 4:53 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson3 hr
Jun 2, 4:55 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio3 hr
Jun 2, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Ector, Winkler62 min
Jun 2, 5:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMidland45 min
Jun 2, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPresidio45 min
Jun 2, 5:15 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves45 min
Jun 2, 5:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster52 min
Jun 2, 5:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWinkler46 min
Jun 2, 6:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Ward, Winkler43 min
Jun 2, 6:35 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Presidio3 hr
Jun 2, 6:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWinkler44 min
Jun 2, 6:50 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReeves40 min
Jun 2, 6:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Ector, Gaines, Winkler3 hr
Jun 2, 6:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster52 min
Jun 2, 4:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy46 min
Jun 2, 5:17 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy43 min
Jun 2, 6:01 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFEddy3 hr
Jun 2, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea44 min
Jun 2, 6:01 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy44 min
Jun 2, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy41 min
Jun 2, 6:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLea39 min
Jun 2, 6:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFEddy, Lea62 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.