Alert archive / New Mexico / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 1993, 8:24 PM MDT for Eddy County, New Mexico. It was in force for 51 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1993, 8:24 PM MDT (02:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1993, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 51 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, 2.4 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
- 699 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -143 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KROW 110226 TORROW NMC015-110315- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROSWELL NM ISSUED BY ALBUQUERQUE NM 824 PM MDT THU JUN 10 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 915 PM MDT FOR PEOPLE...... IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO ...SOUTHEASTERN EDDY COUNTY AT 820 PM MDT THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO AT MALAGA... 15 TO 20 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF CARLSBAD. ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTER INCH HAIL WAS ALSO REPORTED 20 MILES EAST OF CARLSBAD. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 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 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 10, 5:50 PM MDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-110050- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 648 PM CDT (548 PM MDT) THU JUN 10 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE SCATTERED ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... AT 628 PM CDT (528 PM MDT)...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE WIDELY SCATTERED FROM NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK...THROUGH NORTHERN LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...TO THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS INDICATED JUST NORTH OF TATUM NEW MEXICO...AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON. HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO INDICATED JUST WEST OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 5:50 PM MDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-110050- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 648 PM CDT (548 PM MDT) THU JUN 10 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE SCATTERED ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... AT 628 PM CDT (528 PM MDT)...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE WIDELY SCATTERED FROM NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK...THROUGH NORTHERN LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...TO THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS INDICATED JUST NORTH OF TATUM NEW MEXICO...AND 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FORT STOCKTON. HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO INDICATED JUST WEST OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SLOWLY SOUTHEAST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-110155- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 754 PM CDT (654 PM MDT) THU JUN 10 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... AT 728 PM CDT (628 PM MDT)...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE SCATTERED FROM NEAR LUBBOCK...THROUGH NORTHERN LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...TO NEAR CARLSBAD...TO AS FAR SOUTH AS THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS INDICATED JUST WEST OF TATUM NEW MEXICO...15 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARLSBAD...AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF LUBBOCK. HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO INDICATED 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUADALUPE PASS. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 6:56 PM MDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-110155- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 754 PM CDT (654 PM MDT) THU JUN 10 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... AT 728 PM CDT (628 PM MDT)...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE SCATTERED FROM NEAR LUBBOCK...THROUGH NORTHERN LEA COUNTY NEW MEXICO...TO NEAR CARLSBAD...TO AS FAR SOUTH AS THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS INDICATED JUST WEST OF TATUM NEW MEXICO...15 MILES NORTHEAST OF CARLSBAD...AND JUST SOUTHWEST OF LUBBOCK. HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO INDICATED 30 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUADALUPE PASS. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SOUTHEAST AT 10 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. TUNE IN NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 7:49 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-110250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 847 PM CDT (747 PM MDT) THU JUN 10 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... AT 828 PM CDT (728 PM MDT)...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE SCATTERED FROM NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK TO NEAR CARLSBAD CAVERNS NEW MEXICO. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS INDICATED 15 MILES EAST OF CARLSBAD...JUST WEST OF LOVINGTON...AND ALSO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SOUTHEAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK FROM WEST OF MARFA TO SOUTH OF OZONA. MOVEMENT OF THESE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS SOUTHEAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. WWUS34KCLE ,$-WWUS34 KCLE 110152 C
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 7:49 PM MDT, 35 minutes before
TXZ007-008-010>018-024-034-050>054-NMZ013-110250- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 847 PM CDT (747 PM MDT) THU JUN 10 1993 ...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO... AT 828 PM CDT (728 PM MDT)...THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...WERE SCATTERED FROM NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK TO NEAR CARLSBAD CAVERNS NEW MEXICO. VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS INDICATED 15 MILES EAST OF CARLSBAD...JUST WEST OF LOVINGTON...AND ALSO 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS WAS SOUTHEAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. ELSEWHERE...MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN WAS LOCATED NEAR THE BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK FROM WEST OF MARFA TO SOUTH OF OZONA. MOVEMENT OF THESE AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS SOUTHEAST 25 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A STORM APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES DURING DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. STREETS MAY FLOOD QUICKLY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION. WWUS34KCLE ,$-WWUS34 KCLE 110152 C
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.