Tornado Warning 47, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

May 26, 1999, 10:00 PM CDT (03:00 UTC)

Expired

May 26, 1999, 10:30 PM CDT

In force

30 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

Counties Pecos County, TX, Ward 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 270301 RRA
TORMAF
TXC371-475-270330-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND-ODESSA TX
1000 PM CDT WED MAY 26 1999

THE MIDLAND-ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN PECOS COUNTY IN TEXAS
  SOUTHEASTERN WARD COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 1030 PM CDT

* AT 956 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR DETECTED A
  THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
  ROYALTY...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADIC STORM INCLUDE...       
  IMPERIAL

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

THIS STORM HAS HAD A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. RADAR IS
PRESENTLY INDICATING ANOTHER POSSIBLE TORNADO WITH THIS STORM. IT IS
ADVISABLE TO MOVE TO SHELTER NOW...BEFORE LIFE-THREATENING WEATHER
REACHES YOUR AREA.

DO NOT USE YOUR CAR TO TRY TO OUTRUN A TORNADO. CARS ARE EASILY
TOSSED AROUND BY TORNADO WINDS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN THE PATH OF A
TORNADO...LEAVE THE CAR AND GO TO A STRONG BUILDING. IF NO STRUCTURE
IS NEARBY...SEEK SHELTER IN A DITCH OR LOW SPOT.

IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO...CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND
ASK THEM TO RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3147 10283 3126 10300 3106 10265 3124 10246
          3130 10276 3147 10277

DJK

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at May 26, 9:03 PM CDT, 57 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
903 PM CDT WED MAY 26 1999

AFTER A RESPITE YESTERDAY...ANOTHER ROUND OF SEVERE CONVECTION IS
UNDERWAY FOR THIS PORTION OF W-TEXAS AND SE-NEW MEXICO. THUS FAR
THIS EVENING...HAVE HAD REPORTS OF LARGE HAIL FROM A LEFT MOVING
STORM OVER ODESSA...LARGE HAIL FROM A TORNADIC RIGHT MOVER NEARING
MONAHANS. ALSO HAVE OTHER REPORTS FROM EARLIER STORMS OVER SE/NM.

WW 324 SEVERE BOX FOR NEW MEXICO HAS EXPIRED AT 02Z...WITH CALMER
WX EXPECTED FOR THOSE PARTS. TIMING ON BOXES FOR CURRENT TX BOXES
LOOKS OK. 01Z SURFACE MAP INDICATED A NORTH/SOUTH TROF ALONG EASTERN
NM TO THE WEST OF FST. A PREVAILING NELY LOW-LEVEL FLOW SHOULD
PREVAIL ACROSS THE PERMIAN BASIN AND SE NM. NOT ENUF TIME FOR FURTHER
DETAILS. WILL REVIEW ALL FORECASTS AND WILL SEND UPDATES AS NEEDED.

RSB

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