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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

May 3, 2024Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 3, 2024, 5:51 PM CDT for Pecos County, Terrell County, Texas. It was in force for 39 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: May 3, 2024, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired: May 3, 2024, 6:30 PM CDT
In force: 39 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Pecos County, TX, Terrell County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 161 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 3, 3:27 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 162 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1108 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -177 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1714 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 47 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

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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 May 3, 5:36 PM CDT, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 5:36 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 3, 3:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
333 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-042045-
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-
333 PM CDT Fri May 3 2024 /233 PM MDT Fri May 3 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Tornado Watch is in effect through 10 PM CDT this evening for
Borden, Dawson, Glasscock, Howard, Mitchell, and Scurry Counties.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 10 PM CDT this evening
for Brewster, Crane, Ector, Martin, Midland, Pecos, Reagan, Terrell,
and Upton Counties. Large hail to 3.5 inches, damaging wind gusts to
70 mph, and a tornado or two are possible.

There is a medium chance (40-70%) of severe thunderstorms across the
central and eastern Permian Basin surrounded by a low chance
(10-40%) of severe thunderstorms from the western Permian Basin to
Lower Trans Pecos. The main threat is very large hail as well as the
threat of damaging winds and a tornado or two.

A Rangeland Fire Danger Statement remains in effect through this
evening for the Sacramento Foothills, Southeast New Mexico Plains,
Guadalupe Mountains, and eastern Culberson County in West Texas.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

Widespread thunderstorms are possible Saturday afternoon and night
with the threat of very heavy rainfall and the potential for flash
flooding. In addition, a medium chance (40-70%) of severe
thunderstorms is possible across the entire Permian Basin and
vicinity. The main threats will be very large hail and a few
tornadoes. Damaging winds remain possible as well.

Near critical fire weather conditions over Southeast New Mexico and
portions of West Texas are forecast this weekend. Critical fire
weather is expected next week across western portions of the area.

High winds are possible much of next week across the Guadalupe and
Delaware Mountains.

.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

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In the hours before

Local storm report, May 3, 4:03 PM CDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 4:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Local storm report, May 3, 4:07 PM CDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 4:09 PM CDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 5:02 PM CDT, 49 minutes before

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Special weather statement, May 3, 5:47 PM CDT, 4 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
May 3, 2:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Mitchell	65 min
May 3, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Howard, Mitchell, Scurry	59 min
May 3, 2:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Mitchell, Scurry	67 min
May 3, 3:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	62 min
May 3, 3:46 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Mitchell	59 min
May 3, 3:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	42 min
May 3, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	67 min
May 3, 3:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden, Scurry	62 min
May 3, 4:09 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	51 min
May 3, 4:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	61 min
May 3, 4:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Borden	30 min
May 3, 5:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Borden	43 min
May 3, 5:14 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Brewster, Pecos, Terrell	46 min
May 3, 5:15 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos	60 min
May 3, 5:47 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Midland	43 min
May 3, 6:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	MAF	Pecos	60 min
May 3, 6:36 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MAF	Pecos, Terrell	36 min
May 3, 6:39 PM CDT	Dust Storm Advisory	MAF	Andrews, Ector, Glasscock, Martin, Midland, Reagan and 1 more	51 min
May 3, 6:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Glasscock, Midland	46 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.