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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 25, 2023Lea County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 25, 2023, 1:01 AM MDT for Lea County, New Mexico. It was in force for 37 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 25, 2023, 1:01 AM MDT (07:01 UTC)
Expired: May 25, 2023, 1:38 AM MDT
In force: 37 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Lea County, NM

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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 24, 8:55 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 147 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: 1751 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -98 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 5 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 3.1

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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 May 24, 11:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 24, 11:07 PM MDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 1:02 PM MDT, 11 hours 59 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
202 PM CDT Wed May 24 2023

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-251915-
Guadalupe Mountains of Eddy County-Eddy County Plains-
Northern Lea County-Central Lea County-Southern Lea County-Gaines-
Dawson-Borden-Scurry-Andrews-Martin-Howard-Mitchell-Loving-Winkler-
Ector-Midland-Glasscock-Ward-Crane-Upton-Reagan-Pecos-Terrell-
Guadalupe Mountains Above 7000 Feet-Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains-
Van Horn and Highway 54 Corridor-Eastern Culberson County-
Reeves County Plains-Chinati Mountains-Marfa Plateau-Davis Mountains-
Davis Mountains Foothills-Central Brewster County-Chisos Basin-
Presidio Valley-Lower Brewster County-
202 PM CDT Wed May 24 2023 /102 PM MDT Wed May 24 2023/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southeast New Mexico,
southwest Texas and western Texas.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening, with strong
to severe storms possible, especially across portions of Southeast
New Mexico, the Western Permian Basin, and the Trans Pecos. Primary
threats will include large hail, damaging wind, frequent lightning,
and heavy rain... although a tornado or two cannot be ruled out.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Thunderstorms are possible each day this week, with the greatest
chance for severe thunderstorms over the Northeast Permian Basin and
Davis Mountains. Large hail and damaging wind are the main concerns.
Any storms that develop will be capable of producing frequent
lightning and locally heavy rain that could lead to flash flooding.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed this afternoon.

This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories,
and statements issued by the National Weather Service Office in
Midland, can be found on the internet at...
https://weather.gov/midland

In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 25, 12:45 AM MDT, 16 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
1245 AM MDT Thu May 25 2023

NMZ029-250715-
Northern Lea County NM-
1245 AM MDT Thu May 25 2023

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northeastern Lea
County through 115 AM MDT...

At 1244 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms over
Crossroads, or 19 miles north of Tatum, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
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.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM MDT for
southeastern New Mexico.

&&

LAT...LON 3339 10305 3341 10340 3357 10351 3357 10306
TIME...MOT...LOC 0644Z 231DEG 22KT 3353 10330

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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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 24, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Ector, Ward, Winkler	62 min
May 25, 12:45 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Cochran	30 min
May 25, 1:58 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Dawson	62 min
May 25, 2:33 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Gaines	57 min
May 25, 3:32 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	28 min
May 25, 3:58 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Martin	32 min
May 25, 4:32 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Martin	28 min
May 25, 5:03 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Howard	27 min
May 25, 5:30 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Howard	2 hr
May 25, 5:32 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	MAF	Glasscock, Howard, Martin	3 hr
May 25, 6:08 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	52 min
May 25, 2:10 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Jeff Davis	50 min
May 25, 2:54 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Jeff Davis, Presidio	66 min
May 25, 3:21 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Reeves	39 min
May 25, 3:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Brewster, Jeff Davis, Presidio	63 min
May 25, 4:13 PM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Presidio	3 hr
May 25, 5:00 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	60 min
May 25, 5:57 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Brewster, Presidio	63 min
May 25, 5:59 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		46 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.