Alert archive / Texas / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1999
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 254, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
NWS Midland/Odessa, TX issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 1999, 3:54 PM CDT for Martin County, Midland County, Texas. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 1999, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 1999, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 51 min
- Issued by
- NWS Midland/Odessa, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
Counties Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 4:02 PM CDT | Thunderstorm Wind 52 | Greenwood, TX | Outflow winds from a thunderstorm were estimated at 60 mph, and blew over trees and small sheds. |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Texas, 1999Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1999
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.