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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 159, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 2, 2023Borden County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2023, 5:42 PM CDT for Borden 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: Jun 2, 2023, 5:42 PM CDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2023, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 63 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Possible
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Borden County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 2, 11:57 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	8 hr

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 Jun 2, 12:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 12:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 12:05 PM CDT, 5 hours 37 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:46 PM CDT, 56 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 2, 4:57 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:14 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
514 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0458 PM     Hail             25 NNE Longfellow       30.52N 102.55W
06/02/2023  M1.50 inch       Pecos              TX   Storm Chaser

            Hail observed along US285.

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Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:17 PM CDT, 25 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:18 PM CDT, 24 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
518 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
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0514 PM     Hail             1 SW Sheffield          30.68N 101.83W
06/02/2023  M3.00 inch       Pecos              TX   Trained Spotter

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Local storm report, Jun 2, 5:28 PM CDT, 14 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
528 PM CDT Fri Jun 2 2023

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
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0447 PM     Flash Flood      Andrews                 32.32N 102.55W
06/02/2023                   Andrews            TX   Storm Chaser

            Street flooding with cars stranded in
            Andrews.

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 11:52 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	38 min
Jun 2, 12:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	43 min
Jun 2, 12:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	54 min
Jun 2, 12:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Crane, Pecos	63 min
Jun 2, 1:16 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos	29 min
Jun 2, 1:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Gaines	52 min
Jun 2, 1:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	63 min
Jun 2, 1:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Gaines	59 min
Jun 2, 1:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos	45 min
Jun 2, 2:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Andrews	50 min
Jun 2, 2:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	41 min
Jun 2, 2:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Gaines	55 min
Jun 2, 2:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos	22 min
Jun 2, 2:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	46 min
Jun 2, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	47 min
Jun 2, 2:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	62 min
Jun 2, 3:03 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Gaines	4 hr
Jun 2, 3:07 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	2 hr
Jun 2, 3:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	51 min
Jun 2, 3:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	117 min
Jun 2, 3:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	56 min
Jun 2, 3:23 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Dawson, Gaines	3 hr
Jun 2, 3:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews	4 hr
Jun 2, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	48 min
Jun 2, 3:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Andrews, Borden, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	65 min
Jun 2, 3:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	63 min
Jun 2, 4:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	119 min
Jun 2, 4:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	47 min
Jun 2, 4:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	43 min
Jun 2, 4:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	59 min
Jun 2, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	56 min
Jun 2, 4:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Terrell	115 min
Jun 2, 4:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin	2 hr
Jun 2, 4:53 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Terrell	52 min
Jun 2, 4:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Borden, Dawson	47 min
Jun 2, 5:06 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	39 min
Jun 2, 5:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	67 min
Jun 2, 5:29 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden	3 hr
Jun 2, 5:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	118 min
Jun 2, 5:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Terrell	50 min
Jun 2, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin	63 min
Jun 2, 5:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	63 min
Jun 2, 5:48 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Ector, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland, Winkler	57 min
Jun 2, 5:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland	54 min
Jun 2, 5:59 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Borden, Glasscock, Howard	61 min
Jun 2, 5:59 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Terrell	2 hr
Jun 2, 6:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Terrell	62 min
Jun 2, 6:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Martin, Midland	118 min
Jun 2, 6:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Midland	58 min
Jun 2, 6:37 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	53 min
Jun 2, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Terrell	37 min
Jun 2, 6:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Terrell	35 min
Jun 2, 6:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	62 min
Jun 2, 6:45 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Terrell	45 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.