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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 248, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 15, 2024Pecos County, Reeves County, Ward County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2024, 6:59 PM CDT for Pecos County, Reeves County, Ward 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 15, 2024, 6:59 PM CDT (23:59 UTC)
Expired
Jun 15, 2024, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pecos County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Ward County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:01 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 nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 12.0 hours before the alert went out and 124 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2024-06-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 609 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Midland Regional, TX at 12:00Z on 2024-06-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
609 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-173 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1477 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 Jun 15, 6:14 PM CDT, 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 6:14 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 2:30 PM CDT, 4 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
230 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-161930-
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-
230 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024 /130 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Heat Advisory in effect this afternoon into this evening for the
Guadalupe, Delaware, Davis, and Chinati Mountains,

Lightning-induced fire starts are possible in and around the Davis
Mountains this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

A Heat Advisory is in effect for most areas along/west of the Pecos
for Sunday afternoon.

Hazardous heat is possible through Tuesday.

Lightning-induced fire starts are possible in and around the Davis
Mountains each afternoon.

.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 15, 6:45 PM CDT, 14 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
645 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024

TXZ075-274-160030-
Pecos TX-Reeves County Plains TX-
645 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL PECOS...EAST
CENTRAL REEVES AND SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM CDT...

At 644 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19
miles west of Grandfalls, or 23 miles southeast of Pecos, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and nickel 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...
Coyanosa and B F Goodrich Testing Track.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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 3136 10319 3134 10291 3132 10290 3132 10288
      3130 10287 3103 10300 3120 10328
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 296DEG 11KT 3125 10316

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

88

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 1:54 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio19 hr
Jun 15, 1:32 PM CDTHeat AdvisoryMAFBrewster, Culberson, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio and 3 more55 hr
Jun 15, 6:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard45 min

Nearby

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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.