Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1990
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 23, 1990, 12:42 AM CDT for Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 48 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 23, 1990, 12:42 AM CDT (05:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 23, 1990, 1:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Gaines County, TX
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 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
- 496 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1921 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMAF 230543 SVRMAF TXC165-230645- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1242 AM CDT MON APR 23 1990 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 145 AM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST TEXAS ...GAINES COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF SEMINOLE AT 1238 AM CDT...RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IN WESTERN GAINES COUNTY MOVING EAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OFe YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
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.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 8:44 PM CDT, 3 hours 58 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230245- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED FOR MOVEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 844 PM CDT SUN APR 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A SMALL PART OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10PM CDT... AT 825 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE WIDELY SCATTERED IN A 110 MILE WIDE AREA FROM NORTHWEST OF HOBBS NEW MEXICO TO THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK IN TEXAS. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WAS IN NORTH AND EXTREME WESTERN LEA COUNTY IN NEW MEXICO. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO 30 MILES WEST OF FORT STOCKTON. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGEb HAIL AND PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN. IF A STORM APPROACHES...MOVE INDOORS OR TO A SAFE SHELTER UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 9:31 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230345- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 935 PM CDT SUN APR 22 1990 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND A SMALL PART OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10PM CDT... AT 925 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE WIDELY SCATTERED IN A 50 MILE WIDE AREA ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THIS AREA WAS FROM NORTHERN LEA COUNTY TO NEAR THE CARLSBAD CAVERNS. ELSEWHERE...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE WIDELY SCATTERED IN A 75 MILE WIDE AREA FROM SOUTH OF PECOS TO THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. VERY LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS DETECTED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO/TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Local storm report, Apr 22, 9:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
946 PM CDT SUN APR 22 1990
TIME (CST) COUNTY EVENT
1734 REEVES CO PUBLIC AT BALMORHEA REPORTED 1/2 TO
TXC389 1 INCH HAIL AT BALMORHEA.
1740 REEVES CO PUBLIC REPORTED HEN EGG SIZE HAIL
TXC389 (TWO INCH DIAMETER) AND HAIL SIX INCHES
DEEP IN BALMORHEA.
1751 REEVES CO PUBLIC AT BALMORHEA REPORTED HAIL OF
TXC389 OVER 1 INCH ABOUT 1740 CST.Special weather statement, Apr 22, 10:37 PM CDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230445- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1036 PM CDT SUN APR 22 1990 AT 1025 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE WIDELY SCATTERED IN A 45 MILE WIDE AREA FROM TATUM NEW MEXICO TO NEAR THE CARLSBAD CAVERNS. HEAVIEST RAIN WAS BETWEEN CARLSBAD AND HOBBS. ELSEWHERE...LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED IN A 60 MILE WIDE AREA FROM SOUTH OF PECOS TO THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. STORMS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWN POURS OF RAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO/TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Apr 22, 11:29 PM CDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1129 PM CDT SUN APR 22 1990 AT 1125 PM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO. THESE STORMS WERE SCATTERED IN A 40 MILE WIDE AREA FROM NORTH OF HOBBS TO NEAR CARLSBAD. ELSEWHERE...A FEW ISOLATED LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WERE NEAR THE GUADALUPE PASS IN WEST TEXAS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. STORMS IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWN POURS OF RAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO/TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEME!NTS.
Special weather statement, Apr 23, 12:34 AM CDT, 8 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-230630- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1230 AM CDT MON APR 23 1990 AT 1225 AM...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS NORTHWEST OF A BROWNFIELD...JAL NEW MEXICO... 50 MILES WEST OF FORT DAVIS TEXAS LINE. HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED IN THE HOBBS NEW MEXICO AREA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. SaTORMS MAY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWN POURS OF RAIN FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO/TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 3:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Terrell | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 4:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Upton | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 4:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Midland | 61 min |
| Apr 23, 5:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard | 57 min |
| Apr 23, 5:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 60 min |
| Apr 23, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 54 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1990Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1990
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.