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Tornado Warning 48, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 1992, 8:57 PM CDT for Martin County, Texas. It was in force for 63 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 1992, 8:57 PM CDT (01:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 1992, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Martin County, TX
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 9:25 PM CDT | Tornado F0 | Martin, TX |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 46 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
- 486 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -35 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2394 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMAF 120157 TORMAF TXC317-120300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 857 PM CDT THU JUN 11 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST TEXAS ...MARTIN COUNTY AT 855 PM CDT...RADAR INDICATED THAT THE INTENSE THUNDERSTORM WHICH SPAWNED TORNADOES IN DAWSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES REMAINED OVER MARTIN COUNTY. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LENORAH AND WAS MOVING SOUTH AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. RADAR INDICATES THAT THIS STORM MAY STILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. PEOPLE IN LENORAH AND STANTON SHOULD TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. 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 SHELTER 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 11, 5:55 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-112350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 546 PM CDT THU JUN 11 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...11 PM CDT... AT 530 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF BROWNFIELD. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. A RAINSHOWER HAD DEVELOPED SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANGELO. MOVEMENT HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. A WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS (OR TORNADOES) ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. A WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS (OR TORNADOES) ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 6:01 PM CDT, 2 hours 56 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-112350- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 546 PM CDT THU JUN 11 1992 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO AND PORTIONS OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT...11 PM MDT... AT 530 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED JUST EAST OF BROWNFIELD. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. A RAINSHOWER HAD DEVELOPED SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANGELO. MOVEMENT HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. A WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:34 PM CDT, 23 minutes before
TXC329-120230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 833 PM CDT THU JUN 11 1992 AT 830 PM CDT...THE STORM THAT HAD SPAWNED TORNADOES IN DAWSON AND MARTIN COUNTIES CONTINUED TO MOVE SOUTH. THIS STORM POSES NO IMMEDIATE THREAT TO PEOPLE IN MIDLAND COUNTY. HOWEVER...PEOPLE IN MIDLAND COUNTY SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF A TORNADO IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. PLAN AHEAD. RADAR INDICATES THAT THIS IS A VERY INTENSE STORM...STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND TORNADOES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 11, 8:52 PM CDT, 5 minutes before
TXZ013-014-016-051-053-NMZ013-110850- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 848 PM CDT THU JUN 11 1992 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR A LARGE PART OF WEST TEXAS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A TORNADO WATCH... THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR A LARGE PART OF WEST TEXAS EFFECTIVE THIS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING UNTIL 200 AM CDT. TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 70 STATUTE MILES EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 80 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAN ANGELO TEXAS TO 25 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF PLAINVIEW TEXAS. TORNADOES HAVE ALREADY BEEN SPOTTED WITH SOME OF THE STORMS OCCURRING ACROSS WEST TEXAS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BE PREPARED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Martin | 62 min |
| Jun 11, 9:04 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 56 min |
| Jun 11, 9:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 49 min |
| Jun 11, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 10:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Howard, Martin | 68 min |
| Jun 11, 10:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard, Martin | 58 min |
| Jun 11, 11:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Howard | 59 min |
| Jun 12, 12:11 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 49 min |
| Jun 12, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin, Midland | 67 min |
| Jun 12, 12:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 67 min |
| Jun 12, 1:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Glasscock | 59 min |
Nearby
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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; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.