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Tornado Warning 26, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 1991, 8:00 PM CDT for Reeves County, Texas. It was in force for 60 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1991, 8:00 PM CDT (01:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1991, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Reeves County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 158 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1432 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 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 110101 TORMAF TXC389-110200- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 800 PM CDT MON JUN 10 1991 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN SOUTHWEST TEXAS ...SOUTHERN REEVES COUNTY AT 800 PM CDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AT BALMORHEA WERE OBSERVING A TORNADO NEAR INTERSTATE-10 AND ROAD 2903 NEAR BALMORHEA. THE THUNDERSTORM WITH THIS IS MOVING NORTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF A TORNADO...THE SAFEST PLACE IS A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELsTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET ON THE LOWEST FLOOR. USE BLANKETS...PILLOWS... OR CUSHIONS TO COVER YOUR BODY. AVOID WINDOWS.
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, Jun 10, 3:45 PM CDT, 4 hours 15 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-102150- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 345 PM CDT MON JUN 10 1991 ...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING IN WEST TEXAS... AT 328 PM CDT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN. THE STRONGEST STORMS WERE JUST SOUTH OF MIDLAND/ODESSA...WEST OF CRANE... NEAR MCCAMEY AND NORTH OF IRAAN. ALSO...VERY HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE SOUTH OF MORTON AND NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. PONDING OF WATER CAN BE EXPECTED IN LOW AREAS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN AREAS WHERE RAIN HAS FALLEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 4:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 9 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-102250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 442 PM CDT MON JUN 10 1991 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL CONTINUED IN WEST TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 425 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SMALL HAIL WERE OVER PARTS OF WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. HAIL WAS INDICATED NEAR CARLSBAD CAVERNS NEW MEXICO AND EAST OF IRAAN TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE OVER THE AREA BETWEEN FROM NORTH OF LUBBOCK TO SOUTHEAST OF OZONA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST 5 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WINDS... SMALL HAIL...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN AREAS WHERE RAIN HAS FALLEN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 14 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-102350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 537 PM CDT MON JUN 10 1991 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL REMAINED OVER PARTS OF WEST TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 525 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SMALL HAIL WERE OVER PARTS OF WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. HAIL WAS INDICATED SOUTHWEST OF GARDEN CITY TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE OCCURRING FROM NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK TO WEST OF SANDERSON. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST 5 MILES AN HOUR FOR MOST OF THE AREA AND NORTHWEST 5 MILES AN HOUR IN THE WESTERN PORTION OVER FAR WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTIOjN AND BE ALERT FOR FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR LATEST DETAILS AND FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:57 PM CDT, 1 hour 3 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-110050- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 654 PM CDT MON JUN 10 1991 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL CONTINUED OVER PARTS OF WEST TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 629 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SMALL HAIL WERE OVER PARTS OF WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. HAIL WAS INDICATED SOUTHEAST OF GARDEN CITY TEXAS AND NEAR LONGFELLOW TEXAS. THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED FROM NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK TO SANDERSON. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST 5 MILES AN HOUR FOR MOST OF THE AREA AND NORTHWEST 5 MILES AN HOUR IN THE WESTERN PORTION OVER FAR WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS. RMOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLOODED AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR LATEST INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 8:00 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-110150- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 752 PM CDT MON JUN 10 1991 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL REMAINED OVER PARTS OF WEST TEXAS AND PARTS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... AT 727 PM CDT...WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND SOME SMALL HAIL WERE OVER PARTS OF WEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. HAIL WAS INDICATED NORTHEAST OF OZONA AND SOUTH- EAST OF BROWNFIELD.THUNDERSTORMS AND RAINSHOWERS WERE INCREASING OVER THE SOUTH PLAINS AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST 5 MILES AN HOUR FOR MOST OF THE AREA AND NORTHWEST 5 MILES AN HOUR IN THE WESTERN PORTION OVER FAR WEST AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. LOCAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE AREAS.b MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLOODING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TV FOR LATEST DETAILS AND FURTHER INFORMATION.
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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.