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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 253, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 15, 2024, 10:10 PM CDT for Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 65 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, 10:10 PM CDT (03:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 2024, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Damage threat
- Considerable
- Hail
- 2.0 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
County Gaines County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:09 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 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1526 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -81 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -7 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
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, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 15, 6:14 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 15, 2:30 PM CDT, 7 hours 40 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, 3 hours 25 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
88Special weather statement, Jun 15, 7:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 1 minute before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
709 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
TXZ075-278-279-160045-
Pecos TX-Central Brewster County TX-Davis Mountains Foothills TX-
709 PM CDT Sat Jun 15 2024
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL PECOS AND NORTH
CENTRAL BREWSTER COUNTIES THROUGH 745 PM CDT...
At 709 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19
miles north of Marathon, or 27 miles east of Alpine, moving southeast
at 15 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 hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central Pecos
and north central Brewster Counties.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3051 10336 3064 10321 3046 10291 3026 10316
TIME...MOT...LOC 0009Z 322DEG 14KT 3050 10322
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
88The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 7:09 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Pecos | 36 min |
| Jun 15, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 34 min |
| Jun 15, 7:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 48 min |
| Jun 15, 8:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 7 min |
| Jun 15, 9:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 47 min |
| Jun 15, 11:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin | 38 min |
| Jun 15, 11:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Martin | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 12:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Midland | 29 min |
| Jun 16, 6:51 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster | 39 min |
| Jun 16, 6:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | MAF | Brewster, Pecos | 46 min |
| Jun 16, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Brewster | 47 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.