Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

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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.

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.

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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.

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.