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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 129, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 28, 2023, 7:09 PM CDT for Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 51 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
- May 28, 2023, 7:09 PM CDT (00:09 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2023, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Damage threat
- Destructive
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 80.0 mph
County Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 937 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1830 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 13 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 May 28, 6:40 PM CDT, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 6:40 PM CDT, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, May 28, 4:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
346 PM MDT Sun May 28 2023
NMZ029-282230-
Northern Lea County NM-
346 PM MDT Sun May 28 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Lea
County through 430 PM MDT...
At 346 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Crossroads, or 13 miles north of Tatum, moving north at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Crossroads.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3348 10305 3330 10317 3341 10354 3357 10353
3357 10305
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 199DEG 8KT 3345 10335
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
29Special weather statement, May 28, 5:26 PM CDT, 1 hour 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
426 PM MDT Sun May 28 2023
NMZ033-034-282315-
Southern Lea County NM-Central Lea County NM-
426 PM MDT Sun May 28 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Lea County
through 515 PM MDT...
At 426 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 17 miles west of Monument, or 23 miles west of Eunice,
moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Hobbs, Eunice, Monument, Nadine, Eunice Airport, Lea County Regional
Airport and Oil Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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LAT...LON 3269 10306 3261 10306 3224 10307 3222 10370
3274 10370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2226Z 272DEG 7KT 3255 10355
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
29Special weather statement, May 28, 5:27 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
527 PM CDT Sun May 28 2023
NMZ027-028-TXZ273-282315-
Eddy County Plains NM-Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County NM-
Eastern Culberson County TX-
527 PM CDT Sun May 28 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Eddy
and north central Culberson Counties through 615 PM CDT/515 PM
MDT/...
At 527 PM CDT/427 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong
thunderstorm near McKittrick Canyon, or 11 miles northeast of Pine
Springs, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 3213 10476 3213 10446 3178 10438 3178 10474
3180 10475 3193 10475 3193 10474 3197 10474
3198 10473 3199 10474 3200 10473 3200 10476
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 356DEG 9KT 3199 10465
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
29Special weather statement, May 28, 5:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
429 PM MDT Sun May 28 2023
NMZ029-282315-
Northern Lea County NM-
429 PM MDT Sun May 28 2023
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Lea
County through 515 PM MDT...
At 429 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Tatum, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Tatum, Gladiola and Tatum Airport.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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LAT...LON 3321 10306 3325 10336 3347 10334 3353 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 275DEG 7KT 3335 10326
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
29Local storm report, May 28, 5:54 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 7:16 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews | 44 min |
| May 28, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Ector, Winkler | 49 min |
| May 28, 8:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Gaines | 43 min |
| May 28, 8:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Andrews, Ector | 46 min |
| May 28, 10:01 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Martin | 44 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.