Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 1995, 5:13 PM CDT for Gaines County, Texas. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 4, 1995, 5:13 PM CDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 4, 1995, 5:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Gaines County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 3765 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 627 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 111 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 3.7
- Supercell composite
- 15.3
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 4, 11:30 AM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-050500- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1129 AM CDT (1029 AM MDT) SUN JUN 4 1995 THIS OUTLOOK PERTAINS TO THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN WEST TEXAS: ANDREWS DAWSON GLASSCOCK MARTIN REEVES WARD BORDEN ECTOR HOWARD MIDLAND TERRELL WINKLER CRANE GAINES LOVING PECOS UPTON AND IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO: EDDY LEA SYNOPSIS: THIS MORNING...A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH EXTENDED FROM THE WESTERN TEXAS PANHANDLE THROUGH JAL NEW MEXICO TO JUST EAST OF MARFA. DEEP LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WAS IN PLACE TO THE EAST OF THE TROUGH. STRONG HEATING COMBINED WITH THE ABUNDANT MOISTURE AND COLD AIR ALOFT WILL RESULT IN EXTREME INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON EAST OF THE TROUGH. A DRYLINE WILL SET UP ALONG THE TROUGH AXIS THIS AFTERNOON. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO FORM ALONG THE DRYLINE AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO BEGINS TO PROVIDE THE LIFT REQUIRED TO INITIATE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF EXTREME INSTABILITY AND A FAVORABLE WIND SHEAR SUGGESTS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT IS LIKELY. VERY LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE. THE THREAT AREA IS EXPECTED TO BE THAT PART OF WEST TEXAS EAST OF THE NEW MEXICO BORDER AND FROM THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NEW MEXICO TO JUST EAST OF MARFA. WITHIN THIS AREA...A MODERATE RISK EXISTS GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A GARDEN CITY TO WINK LINE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED. JACKSON
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 11:38 AM CDT, 5 hours 35 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-041755- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1137 AM CDT (1037 AM MDT) SUN JUN 4 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 1135 AM CDT (1035 AM MDT)...A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF WHITEFACE. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF DICKENS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS SHOULD WATCH FOR THREATENING WEATHER AND LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. JACKSON
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 12:48 PM CDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-041850- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1247 PM CDT (1147 AM MDT) SUN JUN 4 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 1235 PM CDT (1135 AM MDT)...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 12 MILES EAST OF WHITEFACE. ANOTHER THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WHITEFACE. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH... DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 1:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-041935- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 134 PM CDT (1234 PM MDT) SUN JUN 4 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 130 PM CDT (1230 PM MDT)...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND HAIL EXTENDED FROM 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK TO 10 MILES NORTH OF HOBBS. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 20 MILES AN HOUR. 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. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 4, 2:27 PM CDT, 2 hours 46 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-042030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 226 PM CDT (126 PM MDT) SUN JUN 4 1995 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH PLAINS AND PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 300 PM CDT... AT 225 PM CDT (125 PM MDT)...A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL WAS LOCATED 6 MILES EAST OF HOBBS IN EXTREME EASTERN GAINES COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THIS STORM WAS PART OF A LINE OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND SHOWERS THAT EXTENDED FROM PLAINVIEW TO 6 MILES EAST OF HOBBS. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY DOWNPOURS OF RAIN. IF SEVERE WEATHER IS OBSERVED...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR INFORMATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 8:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 2:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 61 min |
| Jun 4, 3:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 62 min |
| Jun 4, 3:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 51 min |
| Jun 4, 4:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 36 min |
| Jun 4, 4:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 56 min |
| Jun 4, 4:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 32 min |
| Jun 4, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 5:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 65 min |
| Jun 4, 5:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Ector | 60 min |
| Jun 4, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 28 min |
| Jun 4, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews, Martin | 55 min |
| Jun 4, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Gaines | 31 min |
| Jun 4, 5:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 35 min |
| Jun 4, 6:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Dawson | 58 min |
| Jun 4, 6:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Martin | 66 min |
| Jun 4, 6:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 43 min |
| Jun 4, 6:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Borden | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.