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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 9:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Upton | 33 min |
| Oct 27, 5:32 AM CDT | Freeze Warning | MAF | Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio | 26 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.