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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 9, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 23, 2024Scurry County, Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 2024, 6:15 PM CDT for Scurry County, Texas. It was in force for 18 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: Apr 23, 2024, 6:15 PM CDT (23:15 UTC)
Expired: Apr 23, 2024, 6:33 PM CDT
In force: 18 min
Issued by: NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Scurry County, TX

The radar

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:17 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 150 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: 49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -462 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1702 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 22 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 68 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 Apr 23, 5:59 PM CDT, 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 23, 5:59 PM CDT, 16 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 23, 2:17 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
217 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

NMZ027>029-033-034-TXZ045>048-050>053-059>063-067>070-075-082-
270>282-241930-
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-
217 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024 /117 PM MDT Tue Apr 23 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

There is a low risk of severe thunderstorms late this afternoon and
evening, mainly over the Western Low Rolling Plains and Stockton
Plateau. Any severe storms that do develop will be accompanied by
large hail and damaging winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

There is a low risk of severe thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon,
mainly from the Western Low Rolling Plains to the Stockton Plateau.
Any severe storms that do develop will be accompanied by large hail
and damaging winds.

There is a low risk of severe thunderstorms late Thursday afternoon
and evening, mainly over the Western Low Rolling Plains. Any severe
storms that do develop will be accompanied by large hail and
damaging winds.

High winds are possible Thursday afternoon through Sunday, mainly in
the Guadalupe and Delaware Mountains.

Near-critical to critical fire weather conditions are possible
Thursday through Sunday, mainly west of the Pecos.

.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, Apr 23, 3:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
328 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

TXZ046-232115-
Dawson TX-
328 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN DAWSON COUNTY THROUGH
415 PM CDT...

At 328 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lamesa, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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...
Lamesa, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Los Ybanez, Sparenberg, Tenmile,
Key, and Klondike.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3264 10210 3281 10204 3278 10170 3253 10169
      3253 10199
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 291DEG 15KT 3271 10199

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

10

Special weather statement, Apr 23, 4:03 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
403 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

TXZ075-232145-
Pecos TX-
403 PM CDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT CENTRAL PECOS COUNTY THROUGH 445
PM CDT...

At 403 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms 16
miles south of Fort Stockton, moving east at 10 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...
Sierra Madera.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3062 10319 3087 10307 3070 10232 3044 10244
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 267DEG 9KT 3065 10288

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

10

Local storm report, Apr 23, 4:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 33 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 5:06 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 5:30 PM CDT, 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Apr 23, 6:04 PM CDT, 11 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
Apr 23, 2:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	48 min
Apr 23, 3:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	47 min
Apr 23, 3:28 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Dawson	47 min
Apr 23, 3:32 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	MAF	Pecos	3 hr
Apr 23, 4:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Pecos	42 min
Apr 23, 5:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		24 min
Apr 23, 5:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF		45 min
Apr 23, 6:04 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MAF	Scurry	26 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.