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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 293, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

October 3, 2023Borden County, Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 3, 2023, 4:15 AM CDT for Borden County, Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 60 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: Oct 3, 2023, 4:15 AM CDT (09:15 UTC)
Expired: Oct 3, 2023, 5:15 AM CDT
In force: 60 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Damage threat: Considerable
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Borden County, TX, Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:16 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 131 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 998 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -40 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 72 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 1.0

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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 Oct 3, 3:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 3, 3:10 AM CDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 3, 3:58 AM CDT, 17 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 11:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1143 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2023

TXZ045-050-030530-
Andrews TX-Gaines TX-
1143 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ANDREWS AND
SOUTHEASTERN GAINES COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...

At 1143 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles northwest of Andrews, moving northeast at 20 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Florey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
western Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3235 10269 3243 10279 3276 10254 3249 10224
TIME...MOT...LOC 0443Z 227DEG 19KT 3243 10269

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Special weather statement, Oct 2, 11:49 PM CDT, 4 hours 26 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1149 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2023

TXZ045-030515-
Gaines TX-
1149 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN GAINES COUNTY
THROUGH 1215 AM CDT...

At 1149 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Seagraves Airport, or 11 miles east of Seagraves,
moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Seagraves Airport and Loop.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for
western Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3281 10222 3281 10254 3296 10255 3296 10222
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 259DEG 13KT 3292 10237

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

72

Special weather statement, Oct 2, 11:54 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1154 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2023

TXZ061-030545-
Ector TX-
1154 PM CDT Mon Oct 2 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ECTOR COUNTY THROUGH
1245 AM CDT...

At 1153 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
West Odessa, or 14 miles southwest of Odessa, moving east at 15 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 hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Odessa, West Odessa, Odessa Schlemeyer Field, and Penwell.

This includes Interstate 20 between mile markers 99 and 120.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3172 10268 3188 10270 3198 10233 3177 10228
      3170 10229 3171 10239
TIME...MOT...LOC 0453Z 257DEG 12KT 3180 10259

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

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Local storm report, Oct 3, 12:48 AM CDT, 3 hours 27 minutes before

Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1248 AM CDT Tue Oct 3 2023

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

1240 AM     Hail             West Odessa             31.84N 102.50W
10/03/2023  M1.00 inch       Ector              TX   Fire Dept/Rescue

            Located at University Blvd and Moss Ave.

&&

Special weather statement, Oct 3, 2:02 AM CDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Oct 3, 3:13 AM CDT, 1 hour 2 minutes before

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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
Oct 2, 7:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves	55 min
Oct 2, 7:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Loving	50 min
Oct 2, 8:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Loving, Reeves, Ward, Winkler	43 min
Oct 2, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Loving, Ward, Winkler	55 min
Oct 2, 9:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Ector, Ward, Winkler	62 min
Oct 2, 9:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	56 min
Oct 2, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	62 min
Oct 2, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	46 min
Oct 2, 10:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Winkler	62 min
Oct 2, 11:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	47 min
Oct 2, 11:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Gaines	26 min
Oct 2, 11:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	51 min
Oct 2, 11:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Gaines	61 min
Oct 3, 12:01 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector	59 min
Oct 3, 12:46 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector	3 hr
Oct 3, 12:57 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Dawson, Gaines	63 min
Oct 3, 1:01 AM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Gaines	6 hr
Oct 3, 2:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	28 min
Oct 3, 3:13 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	47 min
Oct 3, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	50 min
Oct 3, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	52 min
Oct 3, 3:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	48 min
Oct 3, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	45 min
Oct 3, 3:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	52 min
Oct 3, 3:55 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
Oct 3, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Upton	50 min
Oct 3, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	46 min
Oct 3, 4:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton	50 min
Oct 3, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard	44 min
Oct 3, 4:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	38 min
Oct 3, 4:53 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	52 min
Oct 3, 4:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Martin	65 min
Oct 3, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson	58 min
Oct 3, 5:03 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland	27 min
Oct 3, 5:11 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Martin, Midland	34 min
Oct 3, 5:17 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	43 min
Oct 3, 5:20 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Martin, Midland	40 min
Oct 3, 5:41 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Howard, Martin	34 min
Oct 3, 5:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Howard, Martin	51 min
Oct 3, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Mitchell	64 min
Oct 3, 5:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	49 min
Oct 3, 5:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Howard	3 hr
Oct 3, 5:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	62 min
Oct 3, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	48 min
Oct 3, 6:16 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Borden, Dawson, Scurry	3 hr
Oct 3, 6:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	23 min
Oct 3, 6:43 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Mitchell	3 hr
Oct 3, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	44 min
Oct 3, 6:48 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Scurry	3 hr
Oct 3, 6:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	50 min
Oct 3, 6:56 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell	45 min
Oct 3, 6:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Scurry	62 min
Oct 2, 7:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	39 min
Oct 2, 7:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy	33 min
Oct 2, 7:54 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	MAF	Eddy	9 hr
Oct 2, 7:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Lea	46 min
Oct 2, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Eddy, Lea	63 min
Oct 2, 9:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Lea	48 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.