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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 3, 2021Reagan County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Jun 3, 2021, 1:54 PM CDT for Reagan County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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 3, 2021, 1:54 PM CDT (18:54 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2021, 2:45 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

County Reagan County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 218 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2132 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 28 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
2132 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
767 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 Jun 3, 12:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 12:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 1:37 PM CDT, 17 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
137 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-041845-
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-
137 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021 /1237 PM MDT Thu Jun 3 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and into the
evening, a few storms may produce small hail, localized downburst
winds, frequent lightning, and locally brief heavy rain that may
result in flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

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

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

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 3, 1:54 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

TXZ069-070-031945-
Reagan TX-Upton TX-
154 PM CDT Thu Jun 3 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN REAGAN AND
SOUTHEASTERN UPTON COUNTIES UNTIL 245 PM CDT...

At 153 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles west of Reagan County Airport, or 10 miles west of Big Lake.
This storm was nearly stationary.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Best.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3125 10141 3108 10162 3109 10201 3138 10164
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 128DEG 3KT 3118 10164

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Loving, Winkler63 min
Jun 2, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving, Reeves40 min
Jun 2, 7:23 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGaines3 hr
Jun 2, 7:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLoving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler65 min
Jun 2, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster47 min
Jun 2, 7:47 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFLoving43 min
Jun 2, 7:52 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson, Loving, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler3 hr
Jun 2, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler42 min
Jun 2, 8:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFPecos47 min
Jun 2, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFWard, Winkler28 min
Jun 2, 8:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF39 min
Jun 2, 9:44 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEctor46 min
Jun 2, 9:50 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFAndrews, Gaines3 hr
Jun 2, 10:00 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines45 min
Jun 2, 10:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor3 hr
Jun 2, 10:19 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane3 hr
Jun 2, 10:46 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Midland44 min
Jun 2, 10:50 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFAndrews, Martin, Midland3 hr
Jun 2, 11:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Howard, Midland50 min
Jun 2, 11:43 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGlasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland3 hr
Jun 2, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson47 min
Jun 2, 11:57 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton48 min
Jun 3, 12:08 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFReagan, Upton3 hr
Jun 3, 12:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFHoward3 hr
Jun 3, 12:41 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGlasscock, Mitchell49 min
Jun 3, 1:07 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFUpton3 hr
Jun 3, 1:19 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFScurry41 min
Jun 3, 2:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFReagan42 min
Jun 3, 3:40 AM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFScurry2 hr
Jun 3, 2:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFJeff Davis40 min
Jun 3, 2:29 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCrane, Upton46 min
Jun 3, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster42 min
Jun 3, 3:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis55 min
Jun 3, 3:59 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCulberson2 hr
Jun 3, 5:12 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFTerrell48 min
Jun 3, 6:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFCulberson38 min
Jun 2, 7:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea56 min
Jun 2, 8:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFLea61 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.