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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

September 30, 2021Jeff Davis County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Sep 30, 2021, 1:43 PM CDT for Jeff Davis County, Texas. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Sep 30, 2021, 1:43 PM CDT (18:43 UTC)
Expired: Sep 30, 2021, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 55

County Jeff Davis County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 226 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:43 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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 226 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.

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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: 1726 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -108 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 8 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Sep 30, 12:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 12:28 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 3:23 AM CDT, 10 hours 20 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
323 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-010830-
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-
323 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021 /223 AM MDT Thu Sep 30 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms are expected across the region today and tonight, with
strong to severe thunderstorms possible this afternoon and evening,
especially across the Permian Basin and Trans Pecos south to the Rio
Grande. Large hail, damaging winds, and frequent lightning will be
possible. Heavy rainfall is also expected, which could lead to
localized flooding and flash flooding concerns.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

Heavy rainfall may result in flash flooding through Friday,
especially across portions of the Permian Basin and Lower Trans
Pecos.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening.

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, Sep 30, 10:17 AM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1017 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021

TXZ045-050-301600-
Andrews TX-Gaines TX-
1017 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of north central
Andrews and southwestern Gaines Counties through 1100 AM CDT...

At 1016 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 16
miles southwest of Gaines County Airport, or 18 miles southwest of
Seminole, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Andrews, Seminole, Gaines County Airport, Florey, Frankel City and
Andrews County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3235 10282 3265 10301 3278 10261 3228 10243
TIME...MOT...LOC 1516Z 238DEG 13KT 3249 10281

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Sep 30, 10:33 AM CDT, 3 hours 10 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1033 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021

TXZ050-061-301615-
Andrews TX-Ector TX-
1033 AM CDT Thu Sep 30 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern Ector,
central Andrews and northeastern Winkler Counties through 1115 AM
CDT...

At 1033 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles north of Goldsmith, or 16 miles southwest of Andrews, moving
north at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 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...
Andrews and Andrews County Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3238 10235 3200 10260 3206 10280 3209 10280
      3209 10285 3247 10273
TIME...MOT...LOC 1533Z 199DEG 21KT 3211 10267

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Local storm report, Sep 30, 11:14 AM CDT, 2 hours 29 minutes before

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Local storm report, Sep 30, 11:21 AM CDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 30, 12:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 30, 1:43 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
Sep 30, 10:17 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	43 min
Sep 30, 10:33 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Andrews	42 min
Sep 30, 10:51 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	24 min
Sep 30, 11:13 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	47 min
Sep 30, 12:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Martin	36 min
Sep 30, 12:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Martin	53 min
Sep 30, 1:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Mitchell	46 min
Sep 30, 1:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		44 min
Sep 30, 1:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Jeff Davis, Presidio	52 min
Sep 30, 1:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	61 min
Sep 30, 2:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	46 min
Sep 30, 2:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	44 min
Sep 30, 2:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	40 min
Sep 30, 2:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Howard, Mitchell	3 hr
Sep 30, 3:09 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Mitchell, Scurry	3 hr
Sep 30, 3:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	63 min
Sep 30, 3:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Jeff Davis	3 hr
Sep 30, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		47 min
Sep 30, 3:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	44 min
Sep 30, 3:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		53 min
Sep 30, 4:03 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos	57 min
Sep 30, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	65 min
Sep 30, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	46 min
Sep 30, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	41 min
Sep 30, 4:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	52 min
Sep 30, 4:56 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	3 hr
Sep 30, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	39 min
Sep 30, 6:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	34 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.