Tornado Warning 37, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 24, 1999, 9:52 PM CDT (02:52 UTC)

Expired

May 24, 1999, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

38 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Pecos County, TX

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.

999 
WFUS1 KMAF 250253 RRA
TORMAF

TXC371-250330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND-ODESSA TX
952 PM CDT MON MAY 24 1999

THE MIDLAND-ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WESTERN PECOS COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 947 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
  THUNDERSTORM WITH A DEVELOPING TORNADO 17 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT
  STOCKTON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM INCLUDE...      
  FORT STOCKTON AND TRAVELERS ON INTERSTATE 10

LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 3112 10323 3094 10339 3072 10285 3112 10277

RSB

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 24, 7:52 PM CDT, 2 hours earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
752 PM CDT MON MAY 24 1999

CONVECTION COMING TOGETHER WRN AREAS AS TSTMS THAT INITIATED IN
MEXICAN MTNS DRIFTING E/NE WITH MEAN STEERING FLOW. EXPECT TSTMS TO
INCREASE IN COVERAGE...ESPECIALLY W OF PECOS RIVER...AS WELL DEFINED
OUTFLOW BOUNDARY NEARING THE PECOS RIVER LIKELY TO ENHANCE ONGOING
CONVECTION. OTHERWISE N OF THE BOUNDARY TEMPS HAVE COOLED AND
00Z KMAF SOUNDING SHOWING CAPES 1400 J/KG BUT STILL A CAP TO
OVERCOME. ATTM WOULD OPT TO MAINTAIN POPS N/E OF BOUNDARY WITH
UPDATES POSSIBLY LATER.

GPM

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