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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 162, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

August 21, 2022Mitchell County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2022, 3:27 PM CDT for Mitchell County, Scurry 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 counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 21, 2022, 3:27 PM CDT (20:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2022, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Mitchell County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The San Angelo radar (KSJT), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 136 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 12:00Z on 2022-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 439 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, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2022-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 116 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
439 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
802 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
228 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 severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 21, 2:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 21, 2:15 PM CDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 21, 2:20 PM CDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
220 PM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-221930-
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-
220 PM CDT Sun Aug 21 2022 /120 PM MDT Sun Aug 21 2022/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Scattered to numerous showers and storms are expected this afternoon
and tonight across the area. The main concern with these storms will
be heavy rain that could produce flooding and flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible through Tuesday and may produce
heavy rainfall which could result in flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

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
Aug 20, 8:02 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFGaines3 hr
Aug 20, 8:46 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFEctor, Midland3 hr
Aug 20, 9:02 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFCrane, Ector, Pecos, Reeves, Ward, Winkler3 hr
Aug 20, 9:15 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFGaines2 hr
Aug 21, 1:35 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFCrane, Ector, Midland, Ward3 hr
Aug 21, 4:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry45 min
Aug 21, 4:57 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMAFPresidio15 hr
Aug 21, 6:09 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFBorden, Scurry96 min
Aug 20, 10:13 PM CDTAreal Flood AdvisoryMAFLea62 min
Aug 21, 2:45 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningMAFEddy5 days

Nearby

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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.