Tornado Warning 27, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 1, 1999, 4:56 PM CDT (21:56 UTC)

Expired

May 1, 1999, 5:30 PM CDT

In force

34 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Dawson County, TX

The Lubbock radar (KLBB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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999 
WFUS1 KMAF 012201 RRA
TORMAF
TXC115-012230-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND-ODESSA TX
456 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 1999

THE MIDLAND-ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN DAWSON COUNTY IN TEXAS
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF LAMESA

* UNTIL 530 PM CDT

* AT 455 PM CDT...A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REPORTED A TORNADO 2 MILES
  WEST OF SAND...THAT WAS JUST BEGINNING TO CROSS INTO DAWSON
  COUNTY. THIS AREA WAS ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF LAMESA. MOVEMENT WAS  
  TO THE NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. 

* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE...  
  NEAR SAND AT 505 PM CDT
  7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF PUNKIN CENTER AT 525 PM CDT

IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO...NEVER TRY TO OUTRUN IT IN A CAR. CARS ARE
EASILY TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS.

STAY TUNED TO LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR THE LATEST SEVERE WEATHER
INFORMATION.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING 
FOR DAWSON COUNTY.

LAT...LON 3284 10219 3262 10219 3277 10184 3294 10192
          3292 10211

DJK

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 1, 1:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 11 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
145 PM CDT SAT MAY 1 1999

BLOCKING PATTERN OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. FINALLY BEGINNING TO BREAK UP.
MAIN CHALLENGE THIS PERIOD IS TO FIGURE OUT THE JUST HOW QUICKLY THE
UPPER LOW WILL LIFT OUT OF THE SWRN US...AND MUCH OF THIS WILL DEPEND
ON THE TIMING AND MOVEMENT OF THE OTHER LOW OFF THE SERN U.S. COAST.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE SERN LOW WILL FINALLY BEGIN TO PROGRESS EWD...AND
THIS SHOULD ALLOW THE LOW TO OUR WEST TO BEGIN LIFTING OUT ON
SUNDAY. FOR TONIGHT...SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION IS THE MAIN CONCERN. I
BELIEVE THE DRYLINE WILL CONTINUE TO ADVANCE EWD THIS AFTERNOON AND
KICK OFF STORMS. WITH THE LOW BEGINNING TO LIFT...I EXPECT A SERIES
OF SHORTWAVES TO EJECT OUT OF THE SYSTEM...AND THIS WILL PROBABLY
KEEP CONVECTION ACTIVE TONIGHT. TOMORROW THE LOW BEGINS TO LIFT...BUT
I STILL EXPECT SOME LINGERING CLOUDS AND PCPN DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. LOOKS LIKE SOME DRIER SFC AIR WILL SWEEP IN FROM THE WEST
DURING THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW AS THE SFC LOW LIFTS NORTH...BUT WINDS
SHOULD QUICKLY SWITCH BACK AROUND TO A SLY OR SELY DIRECTION LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...AND THEN BECOME MORE SWLY DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY FOR
A BIT OF A WARMUP. UPPER LEVEL FLOW PATTERN ON MONDAY SHOULD BE
NEARLY ZONAL.

PRELIM TEMPS/POPS...
MAF 52/78/53/85 4200
CNM 52/81/52/87 3100
MRF 45/77/45/80 2100
P07 58/79/56/86 3100

DJK

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