Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 182, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 1995, 3:52 PM CDT for Reeves County, Texas. It was in force for 68 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 1995, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 1995, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 68 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties
County Reeves County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Midland Regional, TX (KMAF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 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
- 3656 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 687 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.6
- Supercell composite
- 8.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KMAF 102053 RRA SVRMAF TXC389-102200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 352 PM CDT SAT JUN 10 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 500 PM CDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN WEST TEXAS ...SOUTHERN REEVES COUNTY AT 350 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BALMORHEA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. AT 350 PM...SKYWARN WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED HAIL UP TO ONE INCH DIAMETER WITH THIS STORM. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISON FOR FURTHER WEATHER UPDATES. f &
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 10, 11:14 AM CDT, 4 hours 38 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-110500- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1113 AM CDT (1013 AM MDT) SAT JUN 10 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: DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL KEEP THE DRY LINE FURTHER WEST TODAY. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO IS MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE. THIS INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WILL LEAD TO A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WHICH GOOD BECOME SEVERE..LATER TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL EXIST ALONG AND NORTH OF A KERMIT...MIDLAND TO BIG SPRING LINE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. FAGEN
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 11:16 AM CDT, 4 hours 36 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-110500- THUNDERSTORM OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 1113 AM CDT (1013 AM MDT) SAT JUN 10 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: DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL KEEP THE DRY LINE FURTHER WEST TODAY. THE ATMOSPHERE ACROSS WEST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO IS MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE. THIS INSTABILITY COMBINED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WILL LEAD TO A POSSIBILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WHICH COULD BECOME SEVERE..LATER TODAY ACROSS MUCH OF THE PERMIAN BASIN. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL EXIST ALONG AND NORTH OF A KERMIT...MIDLAND TO BIG SPRING LINE. SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED. FAGEN
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 1:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 8 minutes before
NMZ027>029-TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-101945- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 143 PM CDT (1243 PM MDT) SAT JUN 10 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 8 PM CDT... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN ALONG AND NORTH OF AN ANDREWS TO COAHOMA LINE. THIS TORNADO WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF ANDREWS...BORDEN...DAWSON...GAINES HOWARD AND MARTIN. 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 ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. AT 140 PM CDT (1240 PM MDT)...RADAR INDICATED A LIGHT RAINSHOWER LOCATED JUST WEST OF BALMORHEA. MOVEMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 2:43 PM CDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
NMZ027>029-TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-102045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 242 PM CDT (142 PM MDT) SAT JUN 10 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN... AT 240 PM CDT (140 PM CDT)...NO PRECIPITATION WAS OCCURING ACROSS THE PERMAIN BASIN. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP COULD BECOME SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WIND AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. PERSONS IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA SHOULD REMAIN ALERT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE WATCH AREA INCLUDES ANDREWS...BORDEN DAWSON...GAINES...HOWARD AND MARTIN COUNTIES. BE PREPARED TO GO TO A SAFE PLACE IF THREATENING WEATHER IS SIGHTED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WEATHER SITUATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:00 PM CDT, 52 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-102100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 259 PM CDT (159 PM MDT) SAT JUN 10 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 250 PM CDT...THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL WERE LOCATED OVER THE NORTHERN SOUTH PLAINS OF TEXAS...GENERALLY NORTHWEST THROUGH NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK. THE STRONGEST STORM WAS LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF HALE CENTER. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR. ALSO AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED WEST OF BALMORHEA IN JEFF DAVIS COUNTY. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORMS HAD NOT YET DEVELOPED OVER THE PERMIAN BASIN AN EXTREMELY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE EXISTS AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL OR TO BE OUTDOORS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CHECK THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND KEEP A WEATHER EYE ON THE SKY. THE KEY TO SURVIVAL IS ADVANCED PLANNING. YOU SHOULD KNOW WHERE THE SAFEST AREAS OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ARE...SUCH AS INTERIOR ROOMS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR POSSIBLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TV STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
Special weather statement, Jun 10, 3:42 PM CDT, 10 minutes before
TXZ045>047-050>052-058>063-067>069-075-082-NMZ027>029-102145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX 341 PM CDT (241 PM MDT) SAT JUN 10 1995 ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PERMIAN BASIN UNTIL 800 PM CDT... AT 325 PM CDT...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED 8 MILES WEST OF BALMORHEA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHEAST AT 5 MILES AN HOUR. OTHERWISE...AN AREA WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...GUSTY WINDS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL WERE LOCATED OVER PARTS OF THE SOUTH PLAINS...WEST THOUGH EAST OF LUBBOCK. MOVEMENT WAS SOUTHEAST AT 15 MILES AN HOUR. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...DARKENING SKIES...LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THAT TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN AND NEAR THE WATCH AREA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS MAY ALSO OCCUR. BE READY TO MOVE TO SHELTER IF A WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 7:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 56 min |
| Jun 9, 8:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 9:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 60 min |
| Jun 9, 10:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 65 min |
| Jun 10, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 5:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | MAF | Pecos | 59 min |
| Jun 10, 5:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Gaines | 62 min |
| Jun 10, 5:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Andrews | 68 min |
| Jun 10, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Dawson | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Borden | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 6:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Pecos | 67 min |
| Jun 10, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | MAF | Winkler | 65 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
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.