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Special Weather Statement, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this special weather statement at Apr 24, 2022, 2:25 PM CDT for Glasscock County, Texas. It was in force for 50 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
- Apr 24, 2022, 2:25 PM CDT (19:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2022, 3:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Hail
- 0.50 in
- Wind
- 30
County Glasscock County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 269 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
- 1042 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -376 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 656 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
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 Apr 24, 2:11 PM CDT, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 2:11 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX 140 PM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022 NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082- 270>282-251845- 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- 140 PM CDT Sun Apr 24 2022 /1240 PM MDT Sun Apr 24 2022/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast New Mexico, southwest Texas and western Texas. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a slight risk of severe storms later this afternoon and evening over the Southeastern Permian Basin and Lower Trans Pecos. A few storms could become severe and be capable of producing large hail and damaging wind. Elevated to near-critical fire weather possible out across the Hwy 54 corridor, Marfa Plateau, as well as the Davis Mountains and Foothills. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Critical fire weather possible areawide on Thursday and Friday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 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, Apr 24, 1:48 PM CDT, 37 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:55 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Howard | 50 min |
| Apr 24, 3:20 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MAF | Howard | 115 min |
| Apr 24, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 59 min |
| Apr 24, 4:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 2 hr |
| Apr 24, 4:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Mitchell | 67 min |
| Apr 24, 1:48 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Glasscock | 42 min |
| Apr 24, 5:00 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 15 min |
| Apr 24, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Reagan | 16 min |
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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.