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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 260, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

June 17, 2024Pecos County, Reeves County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2024, 5:12 PM CDT for Pecos County, Reeves County, Texas. It was in force for 40 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 17, 2024, 5:12 PM CDT (22:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2024, 5:52 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pecos County, TX, Reeves County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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 17, 2:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 2:15 PM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 2:23 PM CDT, 2 hours 49 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
223 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-181930-
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-
223 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024 /123 PM MDT Mon Jun 17 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 areas
along and west of the Pecos River Valley.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous heat is possible in the Davis Mountains and Big Bend
Tuesday afternoon.

Heavy rain is possible Wednesday night into Friday, especially along
and south of the I-10 corridor.

.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 17, 4:40 PM CDT, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
440 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

TXZ075-274-172230-
Pecos TX-Reeves County Plains TX-
440 PM CDT Mon Jun 17 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN PECOS AND
SOUTHEASTERN REEVES COUNTIES THROUGH 530 PM CDT...

At 440 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles east of Saragosa, or 31 miles south of Pecos, moving east at 25
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.

Locations impacted include...
Firestone Test Track.

This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 222 and 254.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3082 10348 3106 10353 3121 10307 3082 10294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 257DEG 22KT 3097 10341

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

84

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFBrewster46 min
Jun 16, 8:14 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBrewster46 min
Jun 16, 8:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBrewster44 min
Jun 17, 4:40 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAF50 min
Jun 17, 5:39 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard51 min
Jun 17, 6:35 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFWard40 min
Jun 17, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFPecos, Reeves54 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.