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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at May 21, 1991, 6:43 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 62 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 21, 1991, 6:43 PM MDT (00:43 UTC)
- Expired
- May 21, 1991, 7:45 PM MDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Eddy County, NM
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 206 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -315 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2233 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 12 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 KROW 220043
TORROW
NMC015-220145-
BULLETIN...EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROSWELL NM
643 PM MDT TUE MAY 21 1991
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ROSWELL HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 745 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE...
IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXCIO...
EDDY COUNTY
AT 637 PM MDT A LARGE FUNNEL CLOUD 15 MILES WEST OF THE CARLSBAD
AIRPORT WAS REPORTED BY A WEATHER SPOTTER.
THIS FUNNEL CLOUD ALONGWITH THE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING IT WAS MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM GO TO A BASEMENT SHELTER
OR A CENTRAL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. ABANDON CARS AND
MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING.
;
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER OR STORM DAMAGE CALL YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCE-
MENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NEAREST NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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, May 21, 1:41 PM MDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-212040-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
230 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 1991
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS UNTIL 800 PM CDT TONIGHT...
AT 225 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT ISOLATED LIGHT RAINSHOWERS
WERE BOUND BY A LINE FROM LUBBOCK TEXAS...TO NEAR ROSWELL NEW MEXICO
...TO TUCCUMCARI NEW MEXICO. THEY WERE MOVINGP NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES
AN HOUR.Special weather statement, May 21, 2:26 PM MDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-212040-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
326 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 1991
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS UNTIL 800 PM CDT TONIGHT...
AT 325 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION
WITHIN 125 MILES OF MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ISOLATED RAIN-
SHOWERS WERE LOCATED SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST OF TUCCUMCARI NEW MEXICO...
AND TO THE WEST OF CARLSBAD CAVERNS NEW MEXICO.
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...STRONG
WINDS...CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY CAUSE
FLOODING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATION FOR FURTHER BULLETINS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.Special weather statement, May 21, 3:41 PM MDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-212240-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
440 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 1991
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS UNTIL 800 PM CDT TONIGHT...
AT 325 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION
WITHIN 125 MILES OF MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ISOLATED THUNDER-
STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR RAGLAND AND DUNKEN NEW MEXICO AND EAST OF
EL PASO. THE STORM EAST OF EL PASO HAD PRODUCED 1 INCH HAIL IN EL PASO
AT AROUND 208 PM MDT.
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...STRONG
WINDS...CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAKY CAUSE
FLOODING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATION FOR FURTHER BULLETINS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.Special weather statement, May 21, 3:44 PM MDT, 2 hours 59 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-212240-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
444 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 1991
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS UNTIL 800 PM CDT TONIGHT...
AT 425 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO PRECIPITATION
WITHIN 125 MILES OF MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. ISOLATED THUNDER-
STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR RAGLAND AND DUNKEN NEW MEXICO AND EAST OF
EL PASO. THE STORM EAST OF EL PASO HAD PRODUCED 1 INCH HAIL IN EL PASO
AT AROUND 208 PM MDT.
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...STRONG
WINDS...CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY CAUSE
FLOODING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATION FOR FURTHER BULLETINS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.Special weather statement, May 21, 4:39 PM MDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-212340-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
539 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 1991
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS UNTIL 800 PM CDT TONIGHT...
AT 525 PM CDT...A RAIN SHOWER HAD DEVELOPED NEAR KENT.
ELSEWHERE...AN AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM SAN
JON NEW MEXICO TO NEAR EL PASO.
STORM MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...STRONG
WINDS...CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY CAUSE
FLOODING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATION FOR FURTHER BULLETINS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.Special weather statement, May 21, 5:29 PM MDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-220040-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
629 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 1991
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN AND EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND
FAR WEST TEXAS UNTIL 800 PM CDT TONIGHT...
AT 625 PM CDT...THE RAINSHOWER NEAR KENT HAD DISSIPATED.
ELSEWHERE...AN AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED FROM NORTH
OF DUNLAP NEW MEXICO TO 50 MILES NORTHWEST OF SIERRA BLANCA.
MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR.
TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OFTEN PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...STRONG
WINDS...CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT MAY CAUSE
FLOODING IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATION FOR FURTHER BULLETINS...AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 6:30 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Chaves | 60 min |
| May 21, 7:15 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Eddy | 60 min |
| May 21, 7:57 PM MDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Eddy | 2 hr |
| May 21, 8:15 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Eddy | 60 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.