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Tornado Warning 55, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 1992, 10:33 PM CDT for Martin County, Texas. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 1992, 10:33 PM CDT (03:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 1992, 11:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Martin County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 00:00Z, 3.6 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- NaN m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMAF 140334 TORMAF TXC317-140430- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1033 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1992 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1130 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... IN NORTHWEST TEXAS ...NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY AT 1028 PM CDT...THE MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE RELAYED A REPORT OF A TORNADO IN NORTHERN MARTIN COUNTY. THE TORNADO WAS SIGHTED NEAR KLONDIKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NEAR ACKERLY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM SITUATION. ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO MOVE TO A SHELTER BELOW GROUND IF AVAILABLE. OTHERWISE...GO TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. AVOID WINDOWS. ABANDON CARS AND MOBILE HOMES FOR A REINFORCED BUILDING OR GET INTO A DITCH OR CULVERT.
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 13, 4:47 PM CDT, 5 hours 46 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-132240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 339 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 430 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HAVE RAIN WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF ABILENE MOVING SOUTH 15 MILES AN HOUR. AN AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ONE WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED IN IN VICINITY OF MARATHON. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED. ANOTHER AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ONE WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... WAS LOCATED FROM NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK TO NORTH OF PLAINS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FLOODING OF STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:51 PM CDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-132240- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 339 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 430 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF ABILENE MOVING SOUTH 15 MILES AN HOUR. AN AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ONE WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED IN IN VICINITY OF MARATHON. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED. ANOTHER AREA OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...ONE WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN... WAS LOCATED FROM NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK TO NORTH OF PLAINS. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNINdG...GUSTY WINDS...SMALL HAIL...AND FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 5:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-132340- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 539 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 532 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK MOVING EAST 10 MILES AN HOUR. A TORNADO WAS REPORTED FROM THIS STORM DURING THE PAST HOUR. A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED NORTH OF SEMINOLE MOVING EAST 10 MILES AN HOUR. A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO LOCATED NORTHEAST OF MARATHON. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS ...SOME HAIL...AND FLOODIVNG OF LOW LYING AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 6:49 PM CDT, 3 hours 44 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-140040- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 643 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 634 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE LOCATED NORTHEAST OF SEMINOLE...NORTH OF BROWNFIELD...AND NORTH OF LUBBOCK MOVING EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...GUSTY WINDS...SOME HAIL...AND FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. ELSEWHERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED EAST AND SOUTH OF MARATHON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 7:40 PM CDT, 2 hours 53 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-140140- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 736 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1992 ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR PORTION OF WEST TEXAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT... AT 729 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN AND HAIL WERE LOCATED NORTHWEST OF LAMESA AND TAHOKA. A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO LOCATED IN VICINITY OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. T HESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HAIL...AND FLOODING OF LOW AREAS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 9:48 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
TXZ013-014-016-051-053-NMZ013-140750- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 944 PM CDT SAT JUN 13 1992 THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS FORECAST CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF THE TEXAS SOUTH PLAINS AND A SMALL PORTION OF SOUTHWEST TEXAS EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING UNTIL 100 AM CDT. TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS ALONG AND 60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 25 MILES SOUTH OF MIDLAND TEXAS TO 70 MILES NORTH OF BIG SPRING TEXAS. AT 945 PM CDT...RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS. THESE STORMS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN...DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. 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. STAY CALM. DO NOT PANIC. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FLEE A TORNADO IN A CAR OR OTHER VEHICLE. ABANDON CARS OR MOBILE HOMES AND SEEK SHELTER. IF YOU ARE IN A CAR WITH A TORNADO BEARING DOWN ON YOU...GET OUT AND HEAD FOR THE NEAREST DITCH OR DEPRESSION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 69 min |
| Jun 13, 8:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 66 min |
| Jun 13, 8:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 8:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 9:26 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | MAF | Dawson | 3 hr |
| Jun 13, 10:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson, Martin | 63 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.