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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 145, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 29, 20244 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2024, 11:13 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 62 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 29, 2024, 11:13 PM CDT (04:13 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2024, 12:15 AM CDT
In force: 62 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.25 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Glasscock County, TX, Midland County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Upton County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Amarillo Airport, TX (KAMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 402 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: 1154 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1864 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -1 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 May 29, 6:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 29, 6:26 PM CDT, 4 hours 47 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 29, 1:57 PM CDT, 9 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
157 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-301900-
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-
157 PM CDT Wed May 29 2024 /1257 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Heat Advisory is in effect this afternoon and early evening for
the Davis Mountains, Davis Mountain Foothills, and Brewster County.

There is a low risk of severe thunderstorms late this afternoon and
evening, mainly over the Permian Basin, Western Low Rolling Plains,
Stockton Plateau, and Lower Trans Pecos. Any severe storms that do
develop will be accompanied by damaging winds.

Near-critical fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon,
mainly over the higher terrain west of the Pecos.

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

There is a low risk of severe thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and
evening, mainly over the Western Low Rolling Plains.  Any severe
storms that do develop will be accompanied by large hail and/or
damaging winds.

There is a low risk of severe thunderstorms Friday afternoon and
evening, mainly over the Western Low Rolling Plains, Stockton
Plateau, and Lower Trans Pecos.  Any severe storms that do develop
will be accompanied by large hail and/or damaging winds.

Hazardous heat is possible Thursday and Friday, as well as Sunday
through Wednesday.

Near-critical fire weather conditions are possible, mainly over the
higher terrain west of the Pecos.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

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 29, 6:41 PM CDT, 4 hours 32 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 7:29 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 7:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 7:36 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 29, 9:24 PM CDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 29, 10:14 PM CDT, 59 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 29, 7:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Brewster	62 min
May 29, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	39 min
May 29, 7:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	23 min
May 29, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	29 min
May 29, 8:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Reeves	64 min
May 29, 9:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster	38 min
May 29, 9:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Crane, Pecos, Ward	59 min
May 29, 10:14 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Upton	46 min
May 29, 11:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock	53 min
May 30, 2:43 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Gaines, Glasscock, Martin, Midland and 3 more	92 min
May 30, 3:41 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	49 min
May 30, 3:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	39 min
May 30, 4:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	42 min
May 30, 4:28 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	47 min
May 30, 4:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Martin, Midland	44 min
May 30, 5:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	58 min
May 30, 5:05 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Ector, Midland	25 min
May 30, 5:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	53 min
May 30, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Ector, Martin, Midland	45 min
May 30, 5:24 PM CDT	Tornado Warning EmergencyTornado observedConsiderable damage threat	MAF	Ector, Midland, Upton	36 min
May 30, 5:52 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Midland	3 hr
May 30, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Terrell	50 min
May 30, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Gaines	46 min
May 30, 6:00 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Midland, Upton	30 min
May 30, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Midland, Upton	43 min
May 30, 6:04 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	MAF	Terrell	26 min
May 30, 6:38 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threat	MAF	Crane, Ector, Midland, Upton	37 min
May 30, 6:40 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MAF	Terrell	50 min
May 30, 6:42 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Gaines	48 min
May 30, 6:44 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observedConsiderable damage threat	MAF	Midland, Upton	31 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.