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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 26, 2021Glasscock County, Reagan County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Oct 26, 2021, 9:57 PM CDT for Glasscock County, Reagan County, Texas. It was in force for 63 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
Oct 26, 2021, 9:57 PM CDT (02:57 UTC)
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 11:00 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
55

Counties Glasscock County, TX, Reagan County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 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, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 90 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
4696 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Oct 26, 4:53 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 26, 4:53 PM CDT, 5 hours 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 26, 2:46 PM CDT, 7 hours 11 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-272000-
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-
246 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021 /146 PM MDT Tue Oct 26 2021/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

A High Wind Warning is in effect through early Wednesday morning for
the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains, Eddy County Plains, Van Horn
and Highway 54 Corridor, and eastern Culberson County.

A Wind Advisory is in effect through early Wednesday morning for Lea
county in New Mexico, and Loving and Reeves counties in West Texas,
as well as the Davis Mountains and surrounding foothills.

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms this afternoon and
night over the far eastern Permian Basin. Any severe storms that do
develop will be accompanied by large hail, damaging winds, and an
isolated tornado.

Elevated Fire Weather conditions will continue across Southeast New
Mexico and the higher terrain of West Texas Today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Elevated Fire Weather conditions may be possible across Southeast
New Mexico and the higher terrain of West Texas Wednesday afternoon.

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the entire area minus the Guadalupe
and Delaware Mountains for Wednesday. Blowing dust is also likely
across the area.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 26, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFUpton33 min
Oct 27, 5:32 AM CDTFreeze WarningMAFBrewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio26 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.