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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

April 30, 20254 counties in Texas

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2025, 1:33 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 53 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 30, 2025, 1:33 AM CDT (06:33 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2025, 2:26 AM CDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Borden County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Howard County, TX, Martin County, TX

The radar

The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:36 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 29, 10:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 80 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 00:00Z on 2025-04-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 720 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 00:00Z on 2025-04-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 59 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
720 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-77 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2662 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.4

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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 30, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 12:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Local storm report, Apr 30, 1:10 AM CDT, 23 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
110 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0106 AM     Hail             2 S Snyder              32.68N 100.92W
04/30/2025  E1.00 Inch       Scurry             TX   Fire Dept/Rescue

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Special weather statement, Apr 30, 1:28 AM CDT, 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
128 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

TXZ046-047-300715-
Dawson TX-Borden TX-
128 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHERN BORDEN AND DAWSON
COUNTIES THROUGH 215 AM CDT...

At 128 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms 7 miles southeast of Lamesa, moving northeast at 30
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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...
Lamesa, Gail, Lamesa Municipal Airport, Los Ybanez, Sparenberg,
Tenmile, Patricia, Arvana, Hancock, Key, and Klondike.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT for
western Texas.

&&

LAT...LON 3253 10176 3253 10220 3296 10195 3296 10117
TIME...MOT...LOC 0628Z 221DEG 25KT 3265 10187

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Local storm report, Apr 30, 1:29 AM CDT, 4 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Midland/Odessa TX
129 AM CDT Wed Apr 30 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0120 AM     Hail             2 NW Hermleigh          32.66N 100.78W
04/30/2025  E1.75 Inch       Scurry             TX   Fire Dept/Rescue

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 7:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFReagan41 min
Apr 29, 10:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGlasscock, Howard, Mitchell50 min
Apr 29, 10:59 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFYoakum46 min
Apr 29, 11:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatMAFMitchell, Scurry64 min
Apr 29, 11:45 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines45 min
Apr 29, 11:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFGaines63 min
Apr 30, 12:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFAndrews44 min
Apr 30, 12:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Gaines50 min
Apr 30, 12:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFBorden, Howard, Scurry47 min
Apr 30, 12:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFDawson, Gaines42 min
Apr 30, 12:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFMitchell, Scurry40 min
Apr 30, 12:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFAndrews, Dawson, Gaines, Martin50 min
Apr 30, 1:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFScurry32 min
Apr 30, 1:28 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson47 min
Apr 30, 2:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningMAFHoward, Mitchell, Scurry59 min
Apr 30, 2:23 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden52 min
Apr 30, 2:25 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines35 min
Apr 30, 2:59 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFGaines46 min
Apr 30, 3:17 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFMitchell28 min
Apr 30, 4:38 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFDawson22 min
Apr 30, 5:10 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementMAFBorden35 min
Apr 30, 3:14 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningMAFLea3 hr

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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.