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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

August 16, 2021

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Aug 16, 2021, 7:27 PM CDT. It was in force for 48 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: Aug 16, 2021, 7:27 PM CDT (00:27 UTC)
Expired: Aug 16, 2021, 8:15 PM CDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 55

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 209 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:30 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, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 209 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: 182 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -34 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1685 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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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 Aug 16, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 6:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 2:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
235 PM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-171945-
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-
235 PM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021 /135 PM MDT Mon Aug 16 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 marginal risk of severe storms this afternoon and
evening, mainly over northern Eddy and Lea Counties, capable of
producing large hail and damaging winds.

Elsewhere, thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and tonight.
Any storms that do develop will be accompanied by frequent lightning,
small hail, gusty winds, and heavy rainfall. Heavy rainfall may also
result in flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Thunderstorms will continue to be possible across portions of the
region throughout the week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not 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, Aug 16, 3:46 PM CDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
346 PM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021

TXZ075-082-162130-
Pecos TX-Terrell TX-
346 PM CDT Mon Aug 16 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of east central Pecos
and northeastern Terrell Counties through 430 PM CDT...

At 345 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 21
miles south of McCamey, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Sheffield, Iraan, Iraan Municipal Airport and Bakersfield.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 287 and 327.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Heavy 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 3049 10169 3072 10252 3093 10243 3100 10215
      3099 10208 3100 10205 3099 10198 3093 10192
      3092 10188 3089 10189 3086 10185 3080 10183
      3076 10184 3074 10181 3070 10181 3065 10177
      3065 10170 3062 10165 3059 10166 3055 10165
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 269DEG 14KT 3084 10234

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 7:27 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

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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
Aug 16, 10:44 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Scurry	3 hr
Aug 17, 9:01 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock	3 hr
Aug 17, 2:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves	3 hr
Aug 17, 3:26 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
Aug 17, 4:16 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster	3 hr
Aug 17, 4:21 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster	3 hr

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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.