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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 247, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 12, 2024Culberson County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2024, 9:12 PM CDT for Culberson 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: Jun 12, 2024, 9:12 PM CDT (02:12 UTC)
Expired: Jun 12, 2024, 9:58 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.5 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Culberson County, TX

The radar

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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, 3 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 12, 6:10 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 12, 2:59 PM CDT, 6 hours 13 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 12, 5:37 PM CDT, 3 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, 2 hours 19 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
Jun 12, 7:11 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	64 min
Jun 12, 7:32 PM CDT	Dust Storm Warning	MAF	Culberson, Loving, Reeves	58 min
Jun 12, 8:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Culberson	63 min
Jun 12, 7:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Eddy	40 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.