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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 12, 2023Glasscock County, Howard County, Mitchell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 12, 2023, 5:14 PM CDT for Glasscock County, Howard County, Mitchell County, Texas. It was in force for 46 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 12, 2023, 5:14 PM CDT (22:14 UTC)
Expired: May 12, 2023, 6:00 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Glasscock County, TX, Howard County, TX, Mitchell County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
May 12, 2:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 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 May 11, 6:10 PM CDT, 23 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 6:10 PM CDT, 23 hours 4 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
May 12, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	42 min
May 12, 3:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	52 min
May 12, 3:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	64 min
May 12, 3:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	27 min
May 12, 3:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard	51 min
May 12, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	63 min
May 12, 3:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		45 min
May 12, 3:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Ector	3 hr
May 12, 3:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster	3 hr
May 12, 3:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews	32 min
May 12, 3:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	42 min
May 12, 3:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Midland	3 hr
May 12, 3:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Reeves	3 hr
May 12, 3:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	47 min
May 12, 4:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	41 min
May 12, 4:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Brewster	52 min
May 12, 4:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard	46 min
May 12, 4:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	43 min
May 12, 4:18 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Martin, Midland	2 hr
May 12, 4:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Mitchell	48 min
May 12, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		45 min
May 12, 4:31 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Ector	3 hr
May 12, 4:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector, Ward	58 min
May 12, 4:37 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	38 min
May 12, 4:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell	3 hr
May 12, 4:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	46 min
May 12, 4:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	44 min
May 12, 4:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Martin	41 min
May 12, 4:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard	48 min
May 12, 4:58 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Crane, Ector	3 hr
May 12, 5:01 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell	119 min
May 12, 5:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell	35 min
May 12, 5:14 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Presidio	3 hr
May 12, 5:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	44 min
May 12, 5:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Ector	41 min
May 12, 5:21 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	39 min
May 12, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	46 min
May 12, 5:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Winkler	44 min
May 12, 5:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	43 min
May 12, 5:46 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Mitchell	44 min
May 12, 5:48 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Pecos	117 min
May 12, 5:53 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Borden, Dawson	112 min
May 12, 6:00 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Glasscock, Midland	2 hr
May 12, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	41 min
May 12, 6:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Terrell	39 min
May 12, 6:10 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Ector	2 hr
May 12, 6:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	43 min
May 12, 6:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		42 min
May 12, 6:38 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton	2 hr
May 12, 6:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Crane	48 min
May 12, 6:53 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Glasscock, Reagan	5 hr
May 12, 6:59 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell	3 hr

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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.