Tornado Warning 5, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Apr 13, 1999, 5:31 PM CDT (22:31 UTC)

Expired

Apr 13, 1999, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Midland 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 132234 RRA
TORMAF
TXC329-132300-

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND-ODESSA TX
531 PM CDT TUE APR 13 1999

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND-ODESSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  MIDLAND COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 600 PM CDT

* AT 528 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTH OF 
  MIDLAND...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

* THE THUNDERSTORM WITH THE POSSIBLE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE 
  NEAR GREENWOOD AT 550 PM CDT

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.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT TUESDAY EVENING 
FOR TEXAS.

LAT...LON 3193 10222 3177 10213 3192 10179 3209 10180

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 13, 1:35 PM CDT, 3 hours 56 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND TX
135 PM CDT TUE APR 13 1999

DOING DISCUSSION A LITTLE EARLY TODAY. UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING
EWD OVER ERN AZ/WRN NM AREA THIS HOUR...RESULTING IN FAVORABLE UPPER
LEVEL DIFLUENCE ACROSS THE MAF CWA. DRYLINE IN ERN NM BEGINNING TO
PROGRESS EWD...WITH CONVECTION BEGINNING TO DEVELOP...ALTHOUGH
SOMEWHAT SLOWLY DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF A CAP. SIGNIFICANT LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE IS IN PLACE AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE WITH AN UNSTABLE AIRMASS.
IF THE CAP MANAGES TO BREAK BEFORE THE DRYLINE ARRIVES...SHOULD SEE
SOME PRETTY SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION DEVELOP. SFC BASED CAPES 2000-2500
J/KG ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN AT THIS HOUR AND
INCREASING AS DAYTIME HEATING CONTINUES. IN ADDITION...LOW LEVEL SELY
FLO AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE IS RESULTING IN A FAIRLY IMPRESSIVE
HODOGRAPH. CONVECTION SHOULD CLEAR OUT OF THE MAF CWA THIS EVENING...
WITH EVERYTHING EVENTUALLY SWEEPING EWD AS THE PAC FRONT COMES
THROUGH AND A DRY SLOT ROTATES AROUND THE APPROACHING LOW. IT APPEARS
THAT THE UPPER LOW WILL TRACK INTO THE PANHANDLE BY TOMORROW MORNING.
WILL ANTICIPATE SOME WRAP AROUND CLOUDINESS OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF
THE CWA TOMORROW...PER MODEL FORECASTS AND CURRENT SATELLITE TRENDS
INVOF LOW. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR OUT NICELY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE UPPER
LOW PROGRESSES EWD.

PRELIM NUMBERS
MAF 48/70/38/72 2-00
CNM 46/65/41/73 0000
MRF 40/61/34/64 0000
P07 51/73/46/75 3000

DJK

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