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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

September 24, 2023Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 24, 2023, 5:38 PM CDT for Brewster County, Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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
Sep 24, 2023, 5:38 PM CDT (22:38 UTC)
Expired
Sep 24, 2023, 6:17 PM CDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brewster County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 170 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, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-09-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1427 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 12:00Z on 2023-09-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 74 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
1427 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-350 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
142 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

852 
WUUS54 KMAF 242238
SVRMAF
TXC043-371-443-242345-
/O.NEW.KMAF.SV.W.0252.230924T2238Z-230924T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
538 PM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023

The National Weather Service in Midland has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Pecos County in southwestern Texas...
  East central Brewster County in southwestern Texas...
  Southwestern Terrell County in southwestern Texas...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 537 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 16 miles southwest
  of Sanderson, moving south at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  southern Pecos, east central Brewster and southwestern Terrell
  Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3006 10278 3013 10258 2985 10221 2988 10232
      2986 10232 2987 10234 2985 10237 2977 10238
      2977 10241 2979 10249 2978 10251 2977 10251
      2975 10255 2977 10257 2975 10258 2973 10262
      2975 10267 2968 10271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 337DEG 17KT 3004 10265 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
1 follow-up statement
849 
WWUS54 KMAF 242317
SVSMAF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
617 PM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023

TXC043-371-443-242327-
/O.CAN.KMAF.SV.W.0252.000000T0000Z-230924T2345Z/
Pecos TX-Brewster TX-Terrell TX-
617 PM CDT Sun Sep 24 2023

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN PECOS...EAST CENTRAL
BREWSTER AND SOUTHWESTERN TERRELL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3006 10278 3013 10258 2985 10221 2988 10232
      2986 10232 2987 10234 2985 10237 2977 10238
      2977 10241 2979 10249 2978 10251 2977 10251
      2975 10255 2977 10257 2975 10258 2973 10262
      2975 10267 2968 10271
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 337DEG 17KT 2987 10257 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 24, 5:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF38 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.