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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 246, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 12, 2024Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2024, 8:12 PM CDT for Culberson County, Texas; Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 63 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
Jun 12, 2024, 8:12 PM CDT (01:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2024, 9:15 PM CDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Eddy County, NM, Culberson County, TX

The radar

The Holloman AFB radar (KHDX), 203 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 12, 6:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 6:10 PM CDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 2:59 PM CDT, 5 hours 13 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
259 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-132000-
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-
259 PM CDT Wed Jun 12 2024 /159 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Lightning from isolated thunderstorms this afternoon across the
higher terrain to the west may pose a risk of fire starts where
fuels remain dry.

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

Hazardous heat is possible each day Thursday through Tuesday. A Heat
Advisory is in effect for the Big Bend region, the higher terrain,
and Eddy County in Southeast New Mexico.

.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, Jun 12, 5:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
437 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024

NMZ028-122315-
Eddy County Plains NM-
437 PM MDT Wed Jun 12 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN EDDY COUNTY THROUGH
515 PM MDT...

At 437 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Hope, moving south at 20 mph.

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

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.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 10484 3296 10484 3296 10458 3247 10439
      3243 10480 3244 10482 3242 10484 3243 10485
      3252 10485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 347DEG 16KT 3280 10472

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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Local storm report, Jun 12, 6:53 PM CDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 12, 7:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson64 min
Jun 12, 7:32 PM CDTDust Storm WarningMAFCulberson, Loving, Reeves58 min
Jun 12, 9:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFCulberson46 min
Jun 12, 7:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFEddy40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 2024Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New Mexico, 2024Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2024

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.