Tornado Warning 8, NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Issued

Apr 13, 1999, 6:16 PM CDT (23:16 UTC)

Expired

Apr 13, 1999, 6:45 PM CDT

In force

29 min

Issued by

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX

Area

Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction

County Reagan County, TX

999 
WFUS1 KMAF 132317 RRA
TORMAF
TXC383-132345-

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND-ODESSA HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN REAGAN COUNTY IN TEXAS

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 613 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  THUNDERSTORM WITH A POSSIBLE TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  CROSSROADS...OR ABOUT 22 MILES NORTHEAST OF RANKIN...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  NEAR CROSSROADS AT 635 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 3157 10176 3139 10176 3156 10137 3165 10155

NWS Midland/Odessa, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Apr 13, 1:35 PM CDT, 4 hours 41 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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